A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North's official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
據朝鮮官方新聞機構和國外媒體報道,一名在朝鮮被關押的韓裔美國男子承認竊取軍事機密,并與韓國密謀顛覆活動。
North Korea, which has been criticized for its human rights record and has in the past used detained Americans to extract high-profile visits from the United States.
朝鮮因其人權記錄而備受批評,過去通過被拘留的美國人獲得來自美國高度關注的訪問。
Kim Dong Chul, who has previously said he was a naturalized American citizen and was arrested in North Korea in October, admitted to committing "unpardonable espionage" under the direction of the U.S. and South Korean governments and deeply apologized for his crimes.
金東哲,曾稱自己是美國籍公民,十月在朝鮮被捕,承認在美國和韓國政府的指導下犯了“不可饒恕的間諜活動”,并為自己的罪行道歉。
A source in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang told Reuters that diplomats were notified in the morning of the confession and Kim's comments were similar to the recent confession of another American being held there, Otto Warmbier.
來自朝鮮首都平壤的消息告訴路透社,早上外交官被通知,金東哲的言論類似最近另一名被關押懺悔的美國公民奧托·瓦姆比爾。
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