Der US-amerikanische Bürger Pae Jun Ho, der am 3. November als Tourist in die DVRK eingereist war, wurde in der Stadt Rason wegen der feindlichen Tat gegen die DVRK von der zuständigen Behörde festgenommen. Bei der Ermittlung wurde seine feindliche Tat gegen die DVRK durch die Beweismaterialien bestätigt. Auch er selber gestand seine verbrecherische Tat. Die Angehörigen der schwedischen Botschaft in der DVRK, die in der DVRK die Interessen der USA vertreten, besuchten ihn am 21. Dezember konsularisch. Der staatsfeindliche Verbrecher Pae Jun Ho wird jetzt nach der Strafprozessordnung der DVRK gesetzlich behandelt.
Pyongyang, den 21. Dezember 2012.
News of the arrest comes as North Korea is celebrating the launch of a satellite into space on Dec. 12, in defiance of calls by the US and others to cancel a liftoff widely seen as an illicit test of ballistic missile technology.
The announcement of the American's detainment could be a signal from the North that it wants dialogue with the United States, said Cheong Seong-chang, an analyst at the private Sejong Institute in South Korea. He said trips by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to North Korea to secure the release of other detained Americans created a mood for US-North Korea talks. "North Korea knows sanctions will follow its rocket launch. But in the long run, it needs an excuse to reopen talks after the political atmosphere moves past sanctions," Mr Cheong said.
Mr Cheong said he expects that the American will be tried and convicted in coming months. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has the power to grant amnesty and will exercise it as a bargaining chip, Mr Cheong said.
Pyongyang, den 21. Dezember 2012.
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News of the arrest comes as North Korea is celebrating the launch of a satellite into space on Dec. 12, in defiance of calls by the US and others to cancel a liftoff widely seen as an illicit test of ballistic missile technology.
The announcement of the American's detainment could be a signal from the North that it wants dialogue with the United States, said Cheong Seong-chang, an analyst at the private Sejong Institute in South Korea. He said trips by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to North Korea to secure the release of other detained Americans created a mood for US-North Korea talks. "North Korea knows sanctions will follow its rocket launch. But in the long run, it needs an excuse to reopen talks after the political atmosphere moves past sanctions," Mr Cheong said.
Mr Cheong said he expects that the American will be tried and convicted in coming months. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has the power to grant amnesty and will exercise it as a bargaining chip, Mr Cheong said.