North Korea jails US tourist for 15 years after he attempted to steal a propaganda banner
North Korea has sentenced an American student to 15 years' hard labour for crimes against the state after he tearfully admitted that he tried to steal a propaganda banner from a hotel.
Otto Warmbier was arrested as he attempted to leave the country in January and later made a televised “confession” saying that he had taken the sign to bring back a “trophy”.
North Korean state news agency KCNA said the 21-year-old’s offence was "pursuant to the US government's hostile policy" and that he was convicted under an article of the criminal code dealing with subversion....
