North Korea sentenced a Korean-American to 15 years hard labor this week for "'hostile acts'" against the North. The United States has called for immediate release of Kenneth Bae, the American citizen currently being held in North Korea. North Korea claims that they will not be using Bae as a bargaining chip and refuses to allow prominent US figures into the country as they have in past situations similar to this one. The refusal to release Bae adds yet another source of tension between the United States and North Korea currently being fueled by the Nuclear Arms Program. He is the sixth American to be detained in North Korea since 2009. However, N.K. has made a statement refusing to allow any sort of negotiations for his release. Little is known as to why Bae was arrested in Rason due to the lack of transparency in North Korea's legal system. North Korea claims that he confessed to his crimes. The North Korean government continues to stifle the movement of information and people in and out of the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/world/asia/north-korea-says-kenneth-bae-isnt-a-bargaining-chip.html?ref=world
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