Freed Australian Denies North Korean Spy Charges, Says No Plans to Return

Freed Australian Denies North Korean Spy Charges, Says No Plans to Return
Australian student Alek Sigley, 29, who was detained in North Korea, arrives at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan July 4, 2019. Reuters/Issei Kato
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SEOUL—The Australian student released last week after being detained in North Korea said on July 9 that Pyongyang’s accusation that he was a spy was “pretty obviously” false, but that his work in the country was probably over.

Alek Sigley, 29, who was studying in the North Korean capital, had been missing since June 25 before he was abruptly expelled from the country on July 4 after Swedish officials helped broker his release.