North Korean authorities sent Merril Newman, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in the DPRK in late 2013, a bill for his detention totaling more than $3,000, according to a recently released e-book which details his time in captivity.
The 86 year old Korean War veteran was arrested in November last year after visiting the DPRK as a tourist and was held for more than six weeks in Pyongyang’s Yanggakdo Hotel.
North Korean authorities sent Merril Newman, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in the DPRK in late 2013, a bill for his detention totaling more than $3,000, according to a recently released e-book which details his time in captivity.
The 86 year old Korean War veteran was arrested in November last year after visiting the DPRK as a tourist and was held for more than six weeks in Pyongyang’s Yanggakdo Hotel.
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