Sandra Suh is an American aid worker deported from North Korea in 2015 on charges of "using her humanitarian status as a cover to gather and produce anti-Pyongyang propaganda."[1]
Humanitarian Efforts
editIn 1989, Suh founded a California-based organization, Wheat Mission Ministries.[1] In 2005, Wheat Mission Ministries formally established itself as a non-profit organization.[2] The organization provides food aid and medical technology to North Korea.[1] The Korean Central News Agency said that Suh had frequently visited North Korea over the past 20 years.[1]
Deportation
editOn 8 April 2015,[3] Suh was deported "on charges of using her humanitarian status as a cover to gather and produce anti-Pyongyang propaganda", visiting "under the pretense of humanitarianism",[1] and "secretly taken photos and produced videos that had then been used as "propaganda abroad".[4] KCNA said "the decision to deport rather than detain her had been made "taking into full consideration her old age"".[1][5]
As of 9 April 2015[update], US Department of State spokeswoman Marie Harf could not tell why Suh was deported.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Aid worker deported from North Korea on spying charges arrives in China". The Guardian. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Aid Worker Sandra Suh to Be Expelled by North Korea: KCNA". ABC News. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Kwaak, Jeyup S. (8 April 2015). "North Korea Deports U.S. Aid Worker". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "North Korea deports 'plot-breeding' US aid worker". Zee News (an Indian newspaper). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "North Korea Deports American Woman Named As Suh Sandra". The Huffington Post. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "N. Korea says it deported American visitor for plotting". NY Daily News. 9 April 2015.