North Korea Sentences American Student to 15 Years in Prison
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Channel: Mashable Deals · 2016 · News & Politics
North Korea's highest court has sentenced an American tourist to 15 years of hard labor in prison. Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate student, had allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel. Warmbier was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial on Wednesday morning at the North's Supreme Court. He was charged with subversion. MASHABLE NEWS ON YOUTUBE Subscribe: http://on.mash.to/SubscribeNews Breaking news, stunning sights and incredible stories from around the world. New videos posted daily. MASHABLE NEWS ACROSS THE WEB Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1GZyzig Facebook: http://on.mash.to/1XKcRmJ Twitter: http://on.mash.to/1LMzvpg Instagram: http://on.mash.to/1MCRcvd
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