North Korea says freed Australian student had been spying: KCNA

North Korea's state news agency said on Saturday an Australian student who ...

An Australian student Alek Sigley, 29, who was detained in North Korea, departs from Beijing to Japan, at the Beijing international airport, China, July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Alek Sigley, who had been held in North Korea since June 25, was an active social media user and also a regular contributor to international media organizations including NK News about his time in North Korea. His latest post, uploaded on April 30, describes his dining experiences in Pyongyang, according to the NK News website.

“Alek Sigley’s well-read columns presented an apolitical and insightful view of life in Pyongyang which we published in a bid to show vignettes of ordinary daily life in the capital to our readers,” O’Carroll added.

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