Seoul, South (PA) Korea - the Korea of the North confirmed Thursday that he has arrested an American man for a crime unspecified against the country and to be preparing to charge him.
The man, named Jun Young Su, has occurred since last November, said Korean Central official Northern news agency. It is the last American citizen to be held in the Communist State reclus in recent years.
Korea North informed Washington on the situation and Jun is given the necessary humanitarian amenities including consular contact with representatives of the Embassy of Sweden in Pyongyang, the news agency said.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of State called for the North Korea to release one of its citizens and said Swedish officials had visited the American. But he gave no other information. United States - who took part in the sides of the Korea of the South during the war of 1950-53 Korea - have a diplomatic staff in the Northern Korea and the Sweden manages the interests of the State of Washington it.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said Thursday that an American Korea with business interests in North Korea was detained for alleged Christian proselytizing. Yonhap, quoting the Korean Christian community of the United States, said the man is in his 60s, attends a Korean Church in Orange County, California and has a visa of the Korea of the North.
Several Americans were detained in Korea of the North in recent years and releasing often requires high level negotiations.
In August, former President Jimmy Carter has home Aijalon Gomes, who had been sentenced to forced labour eight years for the passage in the North of the China. He was detained for seven months in all.
Korean-American missionary Robert Park walked lost in North Korea on Christmas day in 2009 to draw attention to violations of the rights of the man of the North and to demand the resignation of leader Kim Jong-Il. He was released weeks later without charge.
Also in 2009, journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were arrested for trespass in North Korea and emerged only after former President Bill Clinton made a trip to Pyongyang to seek their freedom.
The last arrest came that Carter plans to go to Pyongyang again from the beginning of this month.
Carter said last week it intends to concentrate to try and relaunch the negotiations of international disarmament on the nuclear program of North Korea and seek ways to help the humanitarian woes of the country.
The North seems to want to use the most recent detention to improve ties with the United States, said Yang Moo - jin, Professor at the University of Seoul on studies of North Korea. Still, given that the country was usually frees prisoners after charge and the sentence, it may not be enough time for Carter back during the next visit, Yang Jun, said.
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