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North Korea's Babbling: Kenneth Bae

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North Korea has warned that freed Christian missionary Kenneth Bae's “babbling” about prison could jeopardize future efforts to free two other Americans still detained in the reclusive nation.
On Monday, North Korea issued a statement via the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) painting Kenneth Bae as a traitor who betrayed their humanitarian move. The statement also slammed the U.S. government for allegedly supporting critics who stir hostility toward the country, Fox News relays.
“As long as Kenneth Bae continues his babbling, we will not proceed with any compromise or negotiations with the United States on the subject of American criminals,” Reuters quotes the statement. “And there will certainly not be any such thing as humanitarian action.” …show more content…

for the release of two other Americna detainees if Bae continues to say bad things about the reclusive country. The agency warned that the American prisoners will never be able to return to their home country.
Bae was managing a legal tour company in North Korea when he was accused of engaging in anti-state activities and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in April 2013. He was also charged with inciting citizens to work against the administration, Christian Today

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