Monday, May 18, 2009

North Korea to Try U.S. Journalists

Published: May 13, 2009

Two American journalists who have been detained in North Korea for two months on charges of illegal entry and “hostile acts” will be put on trial June 4, the Communist North announced on Thursday. [...]

Under North Korea’s criminal code, a person convicted of hostile acts against the state can face at least five years in labor camps. Illegal entry carries a sentence of up to three years in a labor camp.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14korea.html?scp=2&sq=north%20korea&st=cse

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