North Korea has reportedly
arrested a U.S. citizen and professor from the Pyongyang University of Science
and Technology who has identified himself as a Christian. He is now the fourth
American held by Kim Jong-un's regime.
The state-run KCNA news agency said
Kim Hak-song was detained on May 6, becoming the second U.S. citizen arrested from the
evangelical-funded PUST, and the fourth American to currently be held.
North Korean officials said that
they were conducting a "detailed investigation" of Kim Hak-song's
alleged crimes and gave no further details, though Reuters cited online posts from the professor, who
identified himself as a Christian missionary.
Korean-American Tony Kim, who
also goes by his Korean name Kim Sang-duk and is in his 50s, was the first to
be arrested last month from PUST. The charges against him have also not been
made clear.
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The university's chancellor,
Chan-Mo Park, said in a statement that Tony Kim had been involved with some
other activities outside PUST such as helping an orphanage.
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"I sincerely hope and pray
that he will be released soon," Park said.
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