N. Korea sentences American to hard labor

North Korea’s Supreme Court on Sunday sentenced U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller to six years of hard labor, according to multiple reports.

{mosads}North Korea said in June that it had evidence and testimony from Miller that proved the 24-year-old Bakersfield, Calif., man committed unspecified “hostile acts.”

At the time, North Korea said Miller exhibited “rash behavior” when he arrived in the country in April, at ripping up his travel documents at the airport and shouting that he wanted to seek asylum.

The Associated Press reported that the court on Sunday said Miller admitted to wanting to experience prison life so he could secretly investigate North Korea’s human rights conditions

The court will not hear any appeals, the AP added.

A second American, Jeffrey Edward Fowle, is expected to go on trial soon. He is also charged with committing “hostile acts” after reportedly leaving a Bible in a hotel room.

In April, 2013, Kenneth Bae, a third U.S. citizen imprisoned in North Korea, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for the crime of “state subversion.”

Bae said in a Pyongyang press conference in January that he had committed a “serious crime” against North Korea, and urged the U.S. to cooperate with the country to secure his release.