Matthew Todd Miller

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Matthew Todd Miller
Born (1989-08-26) August 26, 1989 (age 35)
Bakersfield, California U.S.
OccupationEnglish teacher
Detainment
CountryNorth Korea
DetainedApril 10, 2014
ReleasedNovember 8, 2014
Days in detention212
SentenceSix years of hard labor[1]
Likely reason for detentionActs hostile to the DPRK while entering under the guise of a tourist.[2]

Matthew Todd Miller (born August 26, 1989)[3] is a U.S. citizen who was detained in North Korea (DPRK) after traveling there, tearing up his tourist visa, and requesting political asylum. He refused to be sent back, intending to get arrested to "have a face-to-face with North Koreans to answer [his] personal questions".[2]

He was sentenced to six years of hard labor on September 14, 2014, for committing "acts hostile to the DPRK while entering under the guise of a tourist."[1] He was released, along with Kenneth Bae, on November 8, 2014.

  1. ^ a b Fifield, Anna (September 14, 2014). "North Korea sentences American Matthew Miller to 6 years of hard labor". Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Stephen Evans (November 17, 2014). "Matthew Miller: Trying to get jailed in North Korea". BBC. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Cheng, Jonathan (September 15, 2014). "North Korean Trial of American Raises Many Questions". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.