North Korea Releases Three American Christians from Prison

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Washington DC: May 10, 2018. (Leah Hickman) On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought home three American citizens

who had spent the last one to three years as prisoners in North Korea. All three men are Christians and ethnically Korean. Two were falsely accused of “hostile acts” and arrested in the spring of 2017. The third, according to USA Today, was imprisoned for supposedly spying on North Korea and “trying to steal military secrets for South Koreans.” Unlike some prisoners released from North Korea in recent years, these three men appear to be in good health. Last year, one American student released from North Korea was in a coma at the time of his release and died soon after his return to the United States. Another man released last year, a pastor from Canada, was also unwell upon his release. In a statement released on their return journey, the three men released yesterday thanked “God, and all our families and friends who prayed for us and for our return,” USA Today reports. Additionally, the family of one of the men wrote on Twitter, “We … want to thank the President for engaging directly with N. Korea. Mostly, we thank God for Tony’s safe return.” Trump hinted at the possible release of these three men last week. North Korea’s release of the American citizens was done out of preparation for the anticipated meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un later this year. According to The New York Times, “[T]he prisoner release was an American condition to the planned [nuclear] talks.” Leah Hickman is a 2017 graduate of Hillsdale College’s English program. She freelances for BreakPoint.org and has written pieces for multiple Hillsdale College campus publications as well as for ChristianAnswers.net/Spotlight and the Discover Laura Blog. Read more by Leah at aworldofgrasspeople.blogspot.com.

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