US Citizen Kenneth Bae to Be Charged for Trying to Overthrow North Korea
Tour Guide and Christian Korean-American Detained in Communist Country in November 2012
An American man, identified as a tour guide and a Christian, will be put on trial in North Korea for alleged crimes against the state, revealed the Korean Central News Agency in a report that comes six months after Kenneth Bae's initial detention.
Although his charges were not made completely clear, the KCNA (North Korea's official news agency) reported Saturday that Bae, a 44-year-old of Korean descent, had undergone a "preliminary inquiry" that revealed he had confessed guilt.
"In the process of investigation he admitted that he committed crimes aimed to topple the DPRK with hostility toward it. His crimes were proved by evidence," states the KCNA report.
There are fears that Bae could be executed if found guilty, as state officials had previously told The Associated Press that the U.S. citizen would face a harsh punishment.
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