North Korea sentences Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim to life in prison
- 6 years ago
Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who was detained in February during a humanitarian trip to North Korea, has been sentenced to life in prison for anti-state activities.
Lim was sentenced by North Korea's Supreme Court, but details of the charges have not been disclosed. Lim appeared at a government-arranged news conference in July during which he confessed to activities aimed at toppling the North Korean government and to violating the country's Ebola quarantine policy.
James Valles reporting
Lim was sentenced by North Korea's Supreme Court, but details of the charges have not been disclosed. Lim appeared at a government-arranged news conference in July during which he confessed to activities aimed at toppling the North Korean government and to violating the country's Ebola quarantine policy.
James Valles reporting