SEOUL – Kenneth Bae was arrested and held on the North Korean side of a border crossing between China and North Korea, NK News can exclusively reveal, indicating Bae may have been arrested for a previous offence.

“Bae was arrested at the Wonjong border crossing – he didn’t even properly set foot in North Korea or Rason” a source familiar with the case working in the Christian community in the Chinese city of Yanji told NK News. The source wished to remain anonymous.

Although Bae will have visited the Rajin-Songbon Special Economic Zone (SEZ) previously, his arrest at the