North Korea releases Australian Christian missionary John Short

christianreview | 입력 : 2014/03/03 [21:47]

Australian missionary John Short has arrived in Beijing after being released by North Korean authorities.

Mr Short, 75, was arrested last month while working as a Christian missionary.

North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, said Mr Short had apologised and admitted to violating North Korean laws.

It said North Korea had decided to expel him partly in consideration of his age.

Mr Short was picked up at an airport in Beijing by Australian embassy officials on Monday but did not make any comment.

"The Government has confirmed through the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang that Mr Short has been released and was being deported from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)," the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said earlier in a statement.
 
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