Lisa Ling's sister sentenced to 12 years in jail
Damn so much for that. Remember I did a post about this a few days ago. 12 years hard labor in Korea...damn. That's HARD.
Lisa Ling's sister, Laura Ling, and fellow journalist Euna Lee were convicted today in North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. A State Department spokesman said officials would "engage in all possible channels" to win the release of the two reporters who work for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based Current TV media venture.
Lisa Ling's sister, Laura Ling, and fellow journalist Euna Lee were convicted today in North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. A State Department spokesman said officials would "engage in all possible channels" to win the release of the two reporters who work for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based Current TV media venture.
What exactly the two defendants were on trial for — other than allegedly crossing into North Korea illegally — has been unclear since their arrest on March 17. Ling and Lee had been working in China reporting on the international trafficking of women. Some believe that the pair never intended to cross into North Korea, and may have actually been abducted and taken across the border. Protesters have denounced the imprisonment of the two. Lisa Ling has been doing press to bring attention to the case.
The families of Lee, 36, and Ling, 32, had no immediate comment on today's sentencing, spokeswoman Alanna Zahn said from New York. Gore also had no comment, spokeswoman Kalee Kreider told AP.
usatoday.com
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