DPRK Plans No Deal over Pae Jun Ho Case: Spokesman

Pyongyang, May 5 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA Sunday as regards the issue of American Pae Jun Ho, sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crimes of plotting the subversion of the DPRK:
    Pae Jun Ho was arrested and prosecuted for various crimes he committed in the DPRK aimed at the state subversion. He entered the DPRK with a disguised identity in an intentional way under the back-stage manipulation of the forces hostile toward the DPRK.
    During investigation by a relevant institution and trial, Pae confessed and admitted his crimes. A variety of his belongings also confirmed his crimes for which he was convicted.
    Whenever Americans were put under custody in the DPRK for violating the country's law, former or incumbent high-ranking American officials flew to Pyongyang and apologized for their crimes and promised to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents. Therefore, the DPRK showed generosity and set them free from the humanitarian point of view.
    Pae's case proves that as long as the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK remains unchanged, humanitarian generosity will be of no use in ending Americans' illegal acts.
    As long as the U.S. hostile policy goes on, American's illegal acts should be countered with strict legal sanctions. This is a conclusion drawn by the DPRK.
    Some media of the U.S. said that the DPRK tried to use Pae's case as a political bargaining chip. This is ridiculous and wrong guess.
    The DPRK has no plan to invite anyone of the U.S. as regards Pae's issue. -0