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Euna Lee

 

Charge:

Immigration Violation

Sentence:

12 years in prison at hard labor

Years Imprisoned:

0.42

Year Crime:

2009

Year Convicted:

2009

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

North Korea

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Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

"Euna Lee and Lara Ling were co-defendants arrested and convicted in March 2009 of illegally entering North Korea. The two American citizens were journalists obtaining information about North Korea when they crossed the border between China and North Korea. They were sentenced to 12 years in prison at hard labor. On August 4, 2009 former President William (Bill) Clinton travelled to North Korea and met with Premier Kim Jong-il. After the meeting North Korean officials announced that Kim Jong-il had issued a special pardon of the two women on "humanitarian" grounds."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On August 4, 2009 North Korea's Premier Kim Jong-il issued a special pardon of the two women on "humanitarian" grounds."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

36

Age When Released:

36

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Asian

Information Source 1:

"North Korea pardons US reporters, BBC News, August 4, 2009"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8184583.stm

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