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Korean Central News Agency - Crimes Committed by US Journalists

by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | June 17, 2009 at 05:24 am

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The North Korean News Agency (KCNA) has released the facts surrounding the alleged crimes committed by the American journalists Laura Ling and Seeung_Un Lee.

According to the agency the two journalists along with two men illegally crossed the Tuman River to gain access to North Korea.

The investigation revealed that the two journalists crossed into North Korea in order to make films that were to be used for a smear campaign against North Korea.

The journalists were identified as Laura Ling and Seeung_Un Lee.

A trial was held at the Pyonyang City Court between June 4th and 8th.

The two journalists were conviceted and sentenced to 12 years of Hard Labour.

Pyongyang, June 16 (KCNA) -- The Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday released a detailed report laying bare the facts about the crimes committed by the American journalists who were arrested for having illegally trespassed into the border of the DPRK and committed hostile acts against it for which they were tried.

According to it, at dawn of March 17 unidentified two men and two women covertly crossed the River Tuman to intrude into its bank of the DPRK side in Kangan-ri, Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province. The two women were arrested on the spot.

The arrestees were confirmed to be Chinese-American Laura Ling, 32, correspondent of the Current TV, and south Korean-American Seung-Un Lee, 36, editor of the Current TV.

The investigation proved that the intruders crossed the border and committed the crime for the purpose of making animation files to be used for an anti-DPRK smear campaign over its human rights issue.