Third North Korean sentenced over clash with Russian authorities

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Third North Korean sentenced over clash with Russian authorities

North Korean sentenced to a four-year prison term in penal colony, says court

Hamish Macdonald March 13, 2017

Third North Korean sentenced over clash with Russian authorities

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A third North Korean citizen has been sentenced to a prison term in Russia following a fatal clash with Russian authorities in October 2016, Russian authorities announced on Friday.

The decision involving the unnamed individual follows on from the simultaneous sentencing of two North Koreans to prison terms of two years and six months each in February.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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