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          North Korea Sentences Korean-American to 10 Years in Prison

   by VOA News

   Pyongyang has sentenced a Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor
   for subversion.

   A North Korean court handed down the sentence Friday to naturalized
   U.S. citizen Kim Dong Chul.

   Kim confessed last month to attempting to steal North Korean military
   secrets and asked for mercy when he was paraded in front of the media
   in Pyongyang in March.

   He confessed a week after North Korea sentenced Otto Warmbier, an
   American student, to 15 years of hard labor for stealing a propaganda
   banner.

   Both Kim and Warmbier confessed to their charges, but observers say
   both confessions were likely coerced.

   Kim and Warmbier's sentences come amid mounting tensions following
   North Korea's launching of nuclear weapons tests and long-range rockets
   tests.  Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have increased their defense
   readiness postures in response to the tests.  U.S. and South Korean
   forces have conducted joint annual military exercises.
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