朝鮮拘禁美國公民,強制在"特殊監獄"服刑

North Korea says an American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor has begun serving his sentence.

朝鮮說，被判15年勞教的一名美國公民開始服刑。

The Korean Central News Agency said Kenneth Bae "started his life at a'special prison' Tuesday." It did not elaborate.

朝鮮中央新聞社說，裴埈皓星期二“‘在一個特殊監獄’開始服刑”。報道沒有詳細說明。

The 44-year-old Korean-American tour operator was found guilty last month of plotting to overthrow the Pyongyang government.

這位44歲韓裔美國人的旅遊運營商上個月被控陰謀推翻平壤政府。

He was arrested in November in the northeastern port city of Rason while in possession of what authorities said was anti-Pyongyang literature.

裴埈皓去年11月在朝鮮東北部港口城市羅先被捕，平壤當局說裴埈皓當時攜帶着反平壤的宣傳品。

Last week, the North's supreme court described Bae as a Christian evangelist who was trying to set up "plot-breeding bases" in China aimed at toppling the North's government.

上個星期，朝鮮最高法院指出，裴埈皓是個基督教福音傳道者，企圖在中國建立“製造陰謀的基地”，目的是要推翻朝鮮政府。