Via Daily Mail:
North Korea said on Monday it is preparing to try two Americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against the country. Though a small number of U.S. citizens visit North Korea each year as tourists, the State Department strongly advises against it.
Investigations into Americans Matthew Todd Miller and Jeffrey Edward Fowle concluded that suspicions about their hostile acts have been confirmed by evidence and their testimonies, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said in a short report.
KCNA said North Korea is making preparations to bring them before a court. It did not specify what the two did that was considered hostile or illegal, or what kind of punishment they might face. It also did not say when the trial would be.
Diplomatic sources said Fowle was detained for leaving the Bible in his hotel room. But a spokesman for Fowle’s family said the 56-year-old from Ohio was not on a mission for his church.
His wife and three children said they miss him very much and ‘are anxious for his return home,’ according to a statement after his detention that was provided by a spokesman for the family.