US Man Kim Dong-Chul Sentenced to 10 Years Jail Term for Spying in North Korea

Kim Dong-chul was born in South Korea obtained US citizenship. He spied for South Korea.

North Korea has sentenced a US man to 10 years of hard labour for spying.

Kim Dong-chul, a 62-year-old. He was arrested in last October.

Kim had made an apparent confession in Pyongyang last month in front of reporters, saying he was paid by South Korean intelligence officers.

The US has previously accused North Korea of using its citizens as pawns in a diplomatic game. Pyongyang denies the accusations.