____________________Korean-American tour operator Kenneth Bae was arrested in the North Korean city of Rason in November, charged with plotting to overthrow the state, he was sentenced late last month to 15 years' hard labor, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry told the state-run Korean Central News Agency today that the American media has been speculating that Pyongyang would use the prisoner for political gain, however, he said although Pyongyang had released prisoners for humanitarian reasons in the past, latest case proved such generosity would be of no use. ___________________作为旅游承办商的韩裔美国人Kenneth Bae去年11月在朝鲜罗先市被捕,政府指控其正在策划颠覆朝鲜政权,上月他被判处以15年强制劳役.朝鲜外交部发言人日前告知韩国政府中央通讯社,此前美国媒体曾推测平壤将利用此美国人以寻求政治方面的利益,但是,他提到,尽管平壤政府因人道主义原因等曾释放过一些罪犯,但这次事件表明,这种政府所提供的免刑方面的慷慨毫无用处.
