DPRK Expels Australian Who Committed Criminal Acts

  Pyongyang, March 3 (KCNA) -- The DPRK's relevant organ on February 18 arrested Australian John Alexander Short, who committed anti-DPRK religious acts after entering the DPRK as a tourist, and investigated him.
    John Short committed a criminal act by secretly spreading his Bible tracts around a Buddhist temple in Pyongyang when visiting it on February 16, the birth anniversary of leader

Kim Jong Il (Day of the Shining Star) regarded by the people of the DPRK as the greatest national holiday. His criminal act made the Korean people angry.
    In August 2012 he entered the DPRK as a tourist and committed a hostile act by spreading his Bible tracts in the Pyongyang Metro on a crowded train.
    He heard from Western TV and newspaper reports that religious freedom is not available in the DPRK. With the misunderstanding of the DPRK and hostility toward it he already made his mind to enter the DPRK for spreading Bible. To this end, in early 2012 he designed thousands of Bible tracts written by him in small size and translated into the Korean language. He entered the DPRK carrying with him a luggage containing the above-said tracts.
    According to his statement, he is an ex-convict who committed similar crimes by spreading Bible tracts in China, Vietnam and other countries and was examined and punished by law enforcement organs of those countries.
    He admitted that his activities were criminal acts hurting the Korean people's absolute trust in their leader, violating the independent right of the DPRK and offending its law, and deeply apologized for what he had done. He earnestly asked for forgiveness.
    The relevant organ decided to expel him from the territory of the DPRK, thanks to the tolerance of the DPRK law and in full consideration of his age. -0-