"In May 2013, a North Korean court sentenced <strong>Kenneth Bae</strong>, a U.S. citizen, to 15 years of hard labor for committing ""hostile acts"" against the state. North Korea claimed Bae was part of a Christian plot to overthrow the regime. In a short interview with CNN on Monday, September 1, Bae said he is working eight hours a day, six days a week at a labor camp. ""Right now what I can say to my friends and family is, continue to pray for me,"" he said."