North Korea frees South Korean student held since April

© The South Korean Unification Ministry via AP

North Korea frees South Korean student held since April - North Korea repatriated  a  South Korean college student  which  holds  a great  U.S. green  MINUTE CARD   on  Monday,  half a dozen  months  after  capturing him crossing  directly into   the  country  coming from  China, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

The release  connected with  Joo Won-moon,  which  had been  a great  student  on  New York University, came days  sooner   your own  North celebrates  your current  70th anniversary  of any  ruling Workers' Party  at  Saturday.

A unification ministry  official  said Joo  \'m  handed  in excess of   with the  Panmunjom truce village  straight down   your own  heavily militarised border  on   around  5:30 p.m. Seoul  time frame  (0830 GMT). South Korean authorities  will  question him  with  his stay  with the  North,  your   standard  said.

Joo  am  caught  throughout  April crossing  through the  Chinese side  of a  Yalu River, North Korea's  standard  KCNA news agency  provides  said. Joo had admitted violating North Korean law but said he had been treated  well   by the  North, KCNA said recently.

Joo,  that   Based on  KCNA last month  was  21  a long time  old,  has  appeared  from  North Korean media  IN ADDITION TO  said he  am   inside  good health.

North Korea holds three  some other  South Koreans  AS WELL AS   a good  Korean-Canadian pastor,  exactly who   am  detained  inside  February  IN ADDITION TO   Based on  North Korean state media confessed  to  crimes aimed  on  overthrowing  your  state.

South Korea welcomed  your own  release  connected with  Joo  AND ALSO  urged  your current  North  for you to  free  the   different  three nationals.

North Korea's highest court  with  June sentenced  only two   of any  South Koreans,  which  were accused  associated with  spying,  in order to   difficult  labour  regarding  life, calling  your current  punishment  the  lesson  with regard to   the individual   whom  conspire  within  Washington  AND ALSO  Seoul.

North  AND ALSO  South Korea agreed  inside  August  to help  improve ties,  after   a good  standoff  The item  threatened  to be able to   possibly be   an  armed conflict. Later  the  month, families separated  through the  1950-1953 Korean war  will probably  meet  pertaining to   an  reunion,  your  20th  most of these  event.