In March 2016, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, but in June 2017 was released from North Korea, having suspiciously fallen into a coma-like state.
În martie 2016, el a fost condamnat la 15 ani de muncă grea , dar în iunie 2017 a fost eliberat din Coreea de Nord, dar a căzut într-o stare de comă .