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In North Korea, Detained Canadian’s Fate Remains a Mystery

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The Koreas

In North Korea, Detained Canadian’s Fate Remains a Mystery

While North Korea parades other foreign detainees, the fate of Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim remains unknown.

In North Korea, Detained Canadian’s Fate Remains a Mystery
Credit: North Korea prison wall image via Shutterstock

North Korea paraded foreign detainees before international media again this week, in what has become a common tactic for dealing with outsiders accused of crimes.

The government granted CNN exclusive access to three South Korean prisoners inside the country: Kim Kuk-gi and Choe Chun-gil, who were detained in March on accusations of spying for South Korea, and Joo Won-moon, a student at New York University who says he entered the country illegally last month, hoping to improve relations between the two Koreas.

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