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Ling and Lee were charged with illegally crossing the border from China on March 17, 2009.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Ling and Lee were charged with illegally crossing the border from China on March 17, 2009.
Field
action
Value
charge stated
About
incident 2009-north-korea-ling-lee-sentenced
Source
Attacks on the Press 2009: North Korea
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2010-02-16

Quotation from the source

Charged with illegally crossing the border from China on March 17