--- description: An American detained in North Korea is set to go to trial this week, according to Reuters citing North Korean state news agency KCNA. title: American Detained in North Korea Going on Trial This Week image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2819f15fb03fa9ac/6986a24835ba6f5a3ac03ae1/ap742401206221.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # American Detained in North Korea Going on Trial This Week by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 7, 2014 2:58 PM CUT  In this Aug. 1, 2014 file image taken from video, U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller, of Bakersfield, Calif., speaks at an undisclosed location in North Korea. In this Aug. 1, 2014 file image taken from video, U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller, of Bakersfield, Calif., speaks at an undisclosed location in North Korea.AP by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 7, 2014 2:58 PM CUT An American recently detained in [North Korea](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/06/us-northkorea-usa-idUSKBN0H10QV20140906 "undefined") is set to go to trial this week, according to Reuters citing North Korean state news agency KCNA. Matthew Miller, 26, will go to trial on Sept. 14\. Miller, originally from Bakersfield, Calif., was arrested in April for allegedly destroying his visa when he arrived in North Korea. Miller is one of three Americans being held in the country. [Jeffrey Fowle](http://time.com/2837453/north-korea-detained-american/ "undefined") was arrested this spring for leaving a Bible in a club after entering the country in late April. [Kenneth Bae](http://time.com/3110310/north-korea-american-missionary-labor-camp-kenneth-bae/ "undefined") has reportedly been detained since 2012 for what Pyongyang says was a plot to overthrow the state. The Americans have called for the U.S. to intervene and secure their release, speaking out in rare interviews with [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/06/world/asia/north-korea-american-miller/index.html "undefined") and the[ Associated Press.](http://time.com/3246323/north-korea-kenneth-bae-jeffrey-fowle-mathew-miller/ "undefined") In an recent interview with [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/06/world/asia/north-korea-american-miller/index.html "undefined"), Miller said “my situation is very urgent, that very soon I am going to trial, and I would directly be sent to prison.” \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/06/us-northkore "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3291392/north-korea-matthew-miller/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3291392/north-korea-matthew-miller/"},"headline":"American Detained in North Korea Going on Trial This Week","datePublished":"2014-09-07T14:58:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:02:49.052Z","description":"Matthew Miller will go to trial on Sept. 14","url":"https://time.com/3291392/north-korea-matthew-miller/","keywords":["North Korea"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2819f15fb03fa9ac/6986a24835ba6f5a3ac03ae1/ap742401206221.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2819f15fb03fa9ac/6986a24835ba6f5a3ac03ae1/ap742401206221.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Matthew Todd Miller","caption":"Matthew Todd Miller","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3291392/north-korea-matthew-miller/","name":"American Detained in North Korea Going on Trial This Week"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"North Korea Detainees Speak Out","description":"North Korea Detainees Speak Out","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/JLjMFyei/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-01T15:14:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JLjMFyei.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3291392/north-korea-matthew-miller/","duration":"PT3M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3291392/north-korea-matthew-miller/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```