Claim 599

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

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Charged with illegally crossing the border from China on March 17