North Korea: Australian student was spying, spreading propaganda 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressSEOUL — North Korea said Saturday that an Australian student who was released by the country after being detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in espionage by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North. READ MORE: Australian student released in North Korea says ‘I’m OK’KCNA said Sigley abused his status as a student by “combing” through Pyongyang and providing photos and other information to news sites such as NK News and other “anti-DPRK” media, a reference to the North’s formal name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The news agency said the North expelled Sigley out of “humanitarian leniency.”Sigley was released by North Korea following intervention by Swedish diplomats. North Korea has been accused in the past of detaining Westerners and using them as political pawns to gain concessions.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 06, 2019 09:56 UTC