BREAKING: Australian student Alek Sigley, who was released last week after being detained in North Korea, says Pyongyang's accusation that he was a spy is 'pretty obviously' false. 9News
Australian student Alek Sigley, who was released last week after being detained in North Korea, says Pyongyang's accusation that he was a spy is "pretty obviously" false.
"The allegation that I am a spy is false. The only material I gave to NK News was what was published publicly on the blog, and the same goes for other media outlets," Mr Sigley said in a tweet overnight. "The whole situation makes me very sad. I will now be be unable to receive my master’s degree from Kim Il Sung University after completing more than half the course and achieving good results.
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