April 23, 2024
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N. Korea sentences two South Koreans to hard labor

The DPRK's supreme court sentenced two South Koreans to life sentences on espionage charges

North Korea today handed down life sentences of hard labor to two South Korean nationals accused of spying, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Announced on the DPRK’s Central Broadcasting radio system, the two South Korean nationals were charged with working for South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS).

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