朝鲜拘禁美国公民,强制在"特殊监狱"服刑

North Korea says an American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor has begun serving his sentence.

朝鲜说，被判15年劳教的一名美国公民开始服刑。

The Korean Central News Agency said Kenneth Bae "started his life at a'special prison' Tuesday." It did not elaborate.

朝鲜中央新闻社说，裴埈皓星期二“‘在一个特殊监狱’开始服刑”。报道没有详细说明。

The 44-year-old Korean-American tour operator was found guilty last month of plotting to overthrow the Pyongyang government.

这位44岁韩裔美国人的旅游运营商上个月被控阴谋推翻平壤政府。

He was arrested in November in the northeastern port city of Rason while in possession of what authorities said was anti-Pyongyang literature.

裴埈皓去年11月在朝鲜东北部港口城市罗先被捕，平壤当局说裴埈皓当时携带着反平壤的宣传品。

Last week, the North's supreme court described Bae as a Christian evangelist who was trying to set up "plot-breeding bases" in China aimed at toppling the North's government.

上个星期，朝鲜最高法院指出，裴埈皓是个基督教福音传道者，企图在中国建立“制造阴谋的基地”，目的是要推翻朝鲜政府。