We won’t release your citizens until Bae stops ‘blabbing’ –N’Korea tells America

According to state media, North Korea has sounded out America that it will not release two of its detained citizens until ex detainee Kenneth Bae seizes to talk publicly about his time in prison in the Asian country.

“As long as Kenneth Bae continues his babbling, we will not proceed with any compromise or negotiations with the United States on the subject of American criminals, and there will certainly not be any such thing as humanitarian action,” the North’s KCNA news agency said.

“If Bae continues, U.S. criminals held in our country will be in the pitiful state of never being able to set foot in their homeland once again”. The news agency added.

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Bae, a U.S. missionary was arrested by North Korean security forces, in November 2012 and was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour for crimes against the state.

He was released two years later and has written an account of his detention in a memoir released in May. Since then, Bae has spoken about his experiences at several public appearances and given interviews to promote the book.

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