NYT: North Korea decides to indict two U.S. reporters. "After Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee were arrested under circumstances that are still unclear, they appear to have become part of the political standoff between Pyongyang and Washington, analysts said, with North Korea likely to use their trial as political leverage against the United States. North Korea has said that it would allow the reporters consular access and treat them according to international law. Amnesty International has said it doubted that they will receive a fair trial, given the North Korean judicial system’s lack of independence or transparency."

Posted by Laura at April 24, 2009 01:03 AM