Korea of Northern States that a detained American citizen has confessed to having committed a crime unspecified against the reclusive communist nation.
The official Korean Central News Agency said the inmate, identified as Jun Young Su, admitted to the achievement of the crime shortly after entry into the country in November. KCNA said the United States was informed of the arrest of Jun, and that the authorities have provided consular access through the Sweden Embassy, which represents US interests in North Korea.
The Yonhap News Agency quotes the South Korea informed sources in Washington as saying that Jun was accused of having participated in unauthorized North Korea religious activities. Yonhap said that Jun was a businessman who attends a church in the region of Los Angeles, California.
The US State Department has called on the regime to release Jun for humanitarian reasons.
Former US President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to visit the North Korea this month.? On his previous trip last August, former President allowed the release of an American citizen who was arrested for illegally entering the North.
Carter did not reveal the details of the visit, which is described as strictly private.
Some information for this report provided by AFP.
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