Kenneth Bae, an American who was born in South Korea, was captured in North Korea in November. Mr. Bae is described as a devout Christian who was also interested in trying to assist the orphans in the North. Apparently, the North's security forces were offended by pictures that Mr. Bae had on his computer of the orphans.
The isolated nation is charging him on conspiracy to overthrow their government. Bae is from Washington state and traveled into China with a group of businessmen last November and then into Rason which is a North Korean special economic zone. This was where he was arrested. The North reports that they have already performed an investigation and Mr. Bae has plead guilty to these charges, which could result in the death penalty. The police state has not set an official date for the trial. I wonder if Kim Jong-Un will use this to gain some type of world wide focus for the nation again - just like in 2009 and 2010 when President Clinton and Carter both went to the North to bargain a release for captured Americans.
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