Over a month has passed since North Korean state media said the DPRK would try detained American citizens Jeffrey Edward Fowle and Matthew Miller.

That marks double the time it took for North Korea to try U.S. national Kenneth Bae following the announcement of his trial in April 2013.

North Korea’s criminal code normally requires the prosecution to file a formal indictment within 10 days of the completion of an investigation, with the court then ruling on the case within 25 days.

But the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said that an initial investigation into Fowle and Miller’s crimes had