It was announced by the government of North Korea that a tourist from the United States of America will be put up with charges. These charges will be addressed to him for a plot, made by him, to overthrow the Korean government. Such cases generally carry a death penalty.
This was a case filed against the tourist named Kenneth Bae. The Korean-American tourist has been jailed since November in North Korea. He was also charged to create even more tension between Washington and Pyongyang.
The state department of the US said as a response to its development that it was very critical to maintain the US citizens’ welfare overseas. They also added that they were working with Pyongyang of the Swedish embassy.
Bae, a 44 year old individual who was arrested near Rason which is an economic zone specially made in North Korea. It is situated in the northern east border. On the border lies Russia and China. This was stated by the official media of the state.
They have not disclosed the details of the crime committed by the criminal, but the government states that Bae who described himself as an operator was about to seek an overthrow of the leadership in North Korea.
During the investigation, he accepted his guilt of committing the crime that was meant for toppling North Korea. This was the new piece that was given out by the Korean news agency on Saturday. The crimes, that were committed by him, were all proved by strong evidence. They also added the fact that the accused has to face the Supreme Court and the judgment that will be given by North Korea.
Reuters stated that the right workers of South Korea mentioned that the issue would have been taken up by the authorities with a few of Bae’s photographs, which also included some of his photographs with some homeless children in North Korea.
The tightening in the sanctions of the UN created tension among the people in Peninsula of North Korea for several weeks. This tightening came into effect after the third northern nuclear test of the weapons done in February. This gave rise to nuclear strikes that threatened the entire country. These strikes took place against the US and South Korea to meet the demands to see Pyongyang as one of the nuclear states.
It is thought that the North has produced almost enough plutonium for more than six bombs. They also proved that they had the rich uranium, and they can produce good weapons that can lead to mass destruction.
The State department of the US said that it knew about the trial that the US citizens will have to face in Korea. The spokeswomen of the department added that the US citizens’ welfare overseas was becoming critical, and there were working towards it. She also added that she could not share any more information about the topic.
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