Canadian officials meet pastor sentenced to life in prison in North Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea’s state media says Canadian officials have met with a detained Ontario pastor who has been sentenced to life in prison in the country.
Hyeon Soo Lim, a pastor with the Light Korean Presbyterian Church of Mississauga, Ont., was sentenced last December by a North Korean court to life in prison with hard labour for what it called crimes against the state.
Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency said a Canadian government delegation led by Sarah Taylor, director general for North Asia and Oceania for Global Affairs Canada, arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for a three-day visit to discuss Lim’s case and other issues.
The agency said the Canadian officials met Lim, but provided no further details.