North Korea puts US journalists on trial
Filming undesirable: North Korea intends to try the two detained US journalists on June 4. This was announced by the leadership in Pyongyang on Thursday. The two are said to have crossed the border and filmed without permission.
Filming undesirable: North Korea intends to try the two detained US journalists on June 4. This was announced by the leadership in Pyongyang on Thursday. The two are said to have crossed the border and filmed without permission.
The reporters from the US-based channel Current TV were arrested in March on the North Korean-Chinese border river Tumen. North Korea accused them of illegally crossing the border. According to South Korean media, however, they were filming on the Chinese side when they were arrested by North Korean border guards. According to the US State Department, it is trying to resolve the matter through diplomatic channels.
The already tense relations between North Korea and the USA have recently cooled further. The USA accuses the communist leadership in Pyongyang of trying to conceal the test of a long-range missile, which could also be equipped with nuclear warheads, behind its recent satellite launch.
The reporters from the US-based channel Current TV were arrested in March on the North Korean-Chinese border river Tumen. North Korea accused them of illegally crossing the border. According to South Korean media, however, they were filming on the Chinese side when they were arrested by North Korean border guards. According to the US State Department, it is trying to resolve the matter through diplomatic channels.
The already tense relations between North Korea and the USA have recently cooled further. The USA accuses the communist leadership in Pyongyang of trying to conceal the test of a long-range missile, which could also be equipped with nuclear warheads, behind its recent satellite launch.
