U.S. Demands North Korea Free American Given Hard Labor
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The U.S. called for the immediate release of an American citizen after North Korea sentenced the man, Pae Jun Ho, to 15 years’ hard labor for unidentified “hostile acts” against the communist country.
State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said yesterday that the U.S. is urging North Korea “to grant him amnesty and to allow for his immediate release.”