Ban visit could be enough to free pastor held in N. Korea



News Ban visit could be enough to free pastor held in N. Korea UN may need to provide incentives to N. Korea for bargaining Pardon, says expert Jiwon Song December 18, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON DPRK Today Numerous North Korea experts predicted that a Canadian pastor currently sentenced to life in jail will likely be used in a pardon strategy should UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visit North Korea. North Korea's Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down a life long hard labor sentence to Korean-Canadian pastor Lim Hyeon-soo. Lim was allegedly accused of plotting to overthrow the state. Numerous North Korea experts predicted that a Canadian pastor currently sentenced to life in jail will likely be used in a pardon strategy should UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visit North Korea. North Korea's Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down a life long hard labor sentence to Korean-Canadian pastor Lim Hyeon-soo. Lim was allegedly accused of plotting to overthrow the state. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Ban visit could be enough to free pastor held in N. Korea

UN may need to provide incentives to N. Korea for bargaining Pardon, says expert

Jiwon Song December 18, 2015

Ban visit could be enough to free pastor held in N. Korea

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Numerous North Korea experts predicted that a Canadian pastor currently sentenced to life in jail will likely be used in a pardon strategy should UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visit North Korea.

North Korea's Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down a life long hard labor sentence to Korean-Canadian pastor Lim Hyeon-soo. Lim was allegedly accused of plotting to overthrow the state.

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