Kenneth Bae Pleads for America to Help Secure His Release From North Korean Prison

MAGNAY In stained overalls ░░░░░░░░ eyes down cast and ░░░░░░░░ Korean U S citizen ░░░░░░░░ Bae describes his life ░░░░░░░░ jail BAE translated I ░░░░░░░░ work in the farm ░░░░░░░░ this prison I work ░░░░░░░░ morning to dinner time ░░░░░░░░ hours a day BAE ░░░░░░░░ here are very considerate ░░░░░░░░ I m not working ░░░░░░░░ hard But my health ░░░░░░░░ not in the best ░░░░░░░░ so there are some ░░░░░░░░ MAGNAY Bae was detained ░░░░░░░░ North Korea in November ░░░░░░░░ is serving 15 years ░░░░░░░░ labor for committing what ░░░░░░░░ Korea calls hostile acts ░░░░░░░░ the regime In this ░░░░░░░░ he begs forgiveness for ░░░░░░░░ alleged crimes and asks ░░░░░░░░ U S to do ░░░░░░░░ to secure his release ░░░░░░░░ July 4 is my ░░░░░░░░ s 70 birthday so ░░░░░░░░ was hoping that my ░░░░░░░░ would be worked out ░░░░░░░░ the end of June ░░░░░░░░ my hope is that ░░░░░░░░ Korea will forgive and ░░░░░░░░ U S will try ░░░░░░░░ to get me out ░░░░░░░░ I m asking for ░░░░░░░░ help MAGNAY This video ░░░░░░░░ obtained my CNN from ░░░░░░░░ sen Shinp a pro ░░░░░░░░ Korean organization based in ░░░░░░░░ The images present a ░░░░░░░░ benign image of North ░░░░░░░░ prison camps The daily ░░░░░░░░ conveniently translated into English ░░░░░░░░ plentiful rest periods within ░░░░░░░░ eight hour work day ░░░░░░░░ himself in a room ░░░░░░░░ fan heating modern conveniences ░░░░░░░░ KIM He s being ░░░░░░░░ as a bargaining chip ░░░░░░░░ mean these images in ░░░░░░░░ video they re all ░░░░░░░░ to depict specific instances ░░░░░░░░ a particular message And ░░░░░░░░ you put it all ░░░░░░░░ the theme is well ░░░░░░░░ one we have Kenneth ░░░░░░░░ don t forget about ░░░░░░░░ But he s around ░░░░░░░░ he s still accessible ░░░░░░░░ you really want him ░░░░░░░░ you really value him ░░░░░░░░ There is a precedent ░░░░░░░░ for U S North ░░░░░░░░ prisoner release necotiations In ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton travelled to ░░░░░░░░ to secure the release ░░░░░░░░ journalists Laura Ling and ░░░░░░░░ Ling The following year ░░░░░░░░ Carter also brought home ░░░░░░░░ U S detainee Aijalon ░░░░░░░░ Those trips were billed ░░░░░░░░ private missions not government ░░░░░░░░ visits Even if it ░░░░░░░░ former presidents traveling to ░░░░░░░░ Washington keen not to ░░░░░░░░ as though it is ░░░░░░░░ to North Korea s ░░░░░░░░ And so far the ░░░░░░░░ S has simply asked ░░░░░░░░ Korea to grant Bae ░░░░░░░░ and to allow for ░░░░░░░░ immediate release But video ░░░░░░░░ on the eve of ░░░░░░░░ U S Independence Day ░░░░░░░░ appealing to the heart ░░░░░░░░ of Americans may add ░░░░░░░░ to the negotiations behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes even if it ░░░░░░░░ too late for Bae ░░░░░░░░ celebrate his father s ░░░░░░░░ with him Diana Magnay ░░░░░░░░ Seoul.”