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_Published 2014-09-14. North Korea has sentenced 24-year-old American Matthew Miller to six years of hard labor for allegedly committing "hostile acts" against the state._


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## Transcript

North Korea has sentenced another American to hard labor. The guilty verdict came as no surprise. In fact, 24- year- old Matthew Miller basically admitted his guilt during a rare CNN interview earlier this month. [ UNKNOWN ] to violate the law of the DPRK before coming here. And I deliberately committed my crime. I have already admitted my guilt. Take that admission with a grain of salt. North Korea has made a habit of parading its detainees in front of the cameras and forcing them to deliver confessions. Nonetheless, Matthew Miller has been sentenced to six years of hard labor, according to a statement released to the state run Korean Central News Agency.

He committed hostile acts when he entered the country, under the quote guise of a tourist. It's unclear what actually happened. According to North Korean media, Miller ripped up his tourist Visa and claimed asylum in Pyongyang airport, back in April. The details surrounding the cases of two other Americans held in North Korea, are equally vague. Jeffrey Fowle, a municipal worker from Ohio, is awaiting trial. He was reportedly arrested after leaving a Bible in his hotel room. And Christian missionary Kenneth Bae is serving out a 15 year sentence for unspecified crimes. The state said amounted to plotting to overthrow the regime of Kim Jong- un.

In the past, former visits from high level emissaries including visits from former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton secured the release of American detainees. The US doesn't have diplomatic relations with North Korea. It relies on Sweden instead as an intermediary

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