North Korea is once again in the news. Kenneth Bae, an American businessman, visited Rason, a town in North Korea and was arrested in November, on the charges of 'hostile activity' towards North Korea. The hostile activity has not been defined as of yet. Bae was allegedly helping orphans in the streets of North Korea. He was also allegedly leading a group of Chinese businessmen to North Korea. The motives of Bae to come to North Korea, one of the most reclusive, dangerous countries in the world, are unknown. North Korea released a message several days ago that it does not wish to use Kenneth Bae as a political bargaining chip. He was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
I do not know what exactly Bae did to anger the North Korean government but it wasn't very wise of him to try to step foot into North Korea anyways. This arrest could have easily been avoided if he didn't visit North Korea in the first place. In regards to North Korea arresting him, they are in no position to arrest an American citizen. We will do our best to get him returned to us.
In similar news: Dennis Rodman defiantly asks Kim Jong-Un to release Bae on his Twitter feed.
At the moment, I am putting my faith in Dennis Rodman's recent request. Seeing as he is so "friendly" with Un, maybe Bae will be returned to us.
