May 5, 2024

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Man arrested on purpose in North Korea because he wanted to stay there

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By Poppy Bilderbeck

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An American man has spoken out after purposefully getting himself arrested to remain in North Korea.

Matthew Todd Miller from Bakersfield, California travelled to North Korea on 10 April, 2014 with the purpose of getting arrested.

Reports claimed the now 33-year-old tore up his tourist visa in the airport and made clear his intentions to seek political asylum in a bid to ‘try to stay in the country’.