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Student detained in North Korea ‘released, safe’: Australian PM
SYDNEY, July 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A 29-year-old Australian student detained
in North Korea has been released and is “safe and well” Prime Minister Scott
Morrison told parliament on Thursday.
News of Alek Sigley’s release comes more than a week after he went missing
in Pyongyang, prompting a flurry of back-channel contacts and talks between
North Korean authorities and a visiting Swedish envoy.
“We were advised that the DPRK have released him from detention and he has
safely left the country” Morrison said, referring to the North by its
official name.
“I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to the Swedish authorities for
their invaluable assistance.”
BSS/AFP/RY/10:45 hrs