An Australian student who was detained in North Korea was deported for spreading anti-government sentiment, the country's state media says
Alek Sigley, the Australian student who was detained in North Korea, was deported for spreading anti-government sentiment, the country's state media has said.
Sigley, 29, was freed from detention Thursday after being held for over a week, telling reporters at Beijing airport that he was doing"great."The North Korean Central News Agency has now stated that Sigley was deported for spying. He was"caught red-handed committing anti-DPRK incitement through internet, by a relevant institution of the DPRK on June 25," the news agency reported.
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