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| The American just sentenced to 6 years hard labor in N. Korea | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 14 2014, 03:28 PM (42 Views) | |
| Tybee | Sep 14 2014, 03:28 PM Post #1 |
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If this is true he must be a mental case. He looks rather strange.![]() The American who tore up his own tourist visa on landing in North Korea and demanded to be arrested so that he could experience prison life in the communist nation has been sentenced to six years hard labor for entering the country illegally to commit espionage. Matthew Miller, 24, of Bakersfield, California, looked thin and pale at his trial in Pyongyang on Sunday, as he was handed out his sentence. Miller, who looked thin and pale at the trial and was dressed completely in black, is one of three Americans now being held in North Korea. Showing no emotion throughout the proceedings, Miller waived the right to a lawyer and was handcuffed before being led from the courtroom after his sentencing. The court, comprising a chief judge flanked by two 'people's assessors,' ruled it would not hear any appeals to its decision. Earlier, it had been believed that Miller had sought asylum when he entered North Korea. During the trial, however, the prosecution argued that was a ruse and that Miller also falsely claimed to have secret information about the U.S. military in South Korea on his iPad and iPod. Miller was charged under Article 64 of the North Korean criminal code, which is for espionage and can carry a sentence of five to 10 years, though harsher punishments can be given for more serious cases. Continued at the link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2755170/North-Korea-sentences-American-man-6-years.html#ixzz3DK8jhfyv |
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| Guest | Sep 14 2014, 06:01 PM Post #2 |
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I read this story twice and still don't understand his intentions, motives or whatever. Does he not understand that hard labor in North Korea doesn't mean he sits around all day eating bon bons watching Korean women during child birth? What a dope. |
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