North Korean media claims an Australian student was detained last week for spying on the North Korean government by having ‘anti-state’ data and images published in Western media.
Alek Sigley was studying a masters degree in the country before being arrested last week and released from North Korea on Thursday after Swedish intervention.
CEO of the Korea Risk Group Chad O’Carroll says Mr Sigley’s articles represented North Korean life in a positive light and rejects North Korea’s claims they were ‘anti-state’.