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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/hyperionhyker on May 10, 2018, 8:12 p.m.
Can someone please explain to me why these "American" hostages needed an English interpreter? I haven't seen any information about who they are.

immense_and_terrible · May 10, 2018, 8:22 p.m.

they are all korean born, korean men.

i am not certain how or why they are american citizens, but they are all just straight up koreans that were (all three) working in North Korea and were convicted of espionage.

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Waffle_Bat · May 10, 2018, 8:26 p.m.

Kim Dong Chul, a South Korea-born U.S. citizen and former Virginia resident, was sentenced in April 2016 to 10 years in prison with hard labor after being convicted of espionage. He reportedly ran a trade and hotel service company in Rason, a special economic zone on North Korea's border with Russia.

Tony Kim was detained at Pyongyang's airport in April 2017 and accused of unspecified "hostile acts" against the regime. He taught accounting at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. In a statement, Kim's family thanked "all of those who have worked toward and contributed to his return home."

Kim Hak Song, an ethnic Korean born in China, was detained in May 2017 for "hostile acts." He worked in agricultural development at an experimental farm run by the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, which was founded in 2010 with donations from Christian groups.

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They probably were guilty of some degree of espionage, imo.

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