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North Korea Blasts Canada for 'Daring to Pick a Quarrel' Over Life Sentence of Pastor
Last week, North Korea's Supreme Court handed down a life sentence with hard labor against Hyeon Soo Lim, a Christian pastor from Mississauga, Ontario, for a long list of what it deemed to be crimes against the state.
A Canadian Pastor Has Been Jailed for Life by North Korea for So-Called Crimes Against the State
State prosecutors had sought the death penalty, but Hyeon Soo Lim’s lawyer asked the court to consider that he confessed to all charges and that he was a fellow Korean, the Associated Press reported.
Canadian Pastor 'Admits' to Scheme to Overthrow North Korean Regime
Months after disappearing in North Korea, the Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim was front and centre at a press conference on Thursday, apologizing for his "indescribable treason.”
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