U.S. Journalists Pardoned by North Korea Following Visit from Former President Bill Clinton

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two American journalists who have spent the last five months detained in a North Korean prison, have been granted a special pardon by Kim Jong-il following a surprise visit by former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Clinton arrived in Pyongyang in an effort to secure the freedom of Laura Ling and Euna Lee and after discussions with the controversial North Korean leader the two were pardoned.

According to the North Korean News Agency “Kim Jong-il issued an order... granting a special pardon to the two American journalists who had been sentenced to hard labor.”

That 12-year sentence had been handed down in June after the two were found guilty of “hostile acts” and illegally entering the country back in March.

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