BOSTON—Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a 31-year-old Boston native who was detained in North Korea, arrived at the Boston Logan Airport at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday with former President Jimmy Carter.
[etssp 96]
Gomes was jailed in North Korea after he illegally entered the country from the south in January. He was sentenced to eight years of hard labor with a $600,000 fine, according to the Carter Center.
Carter traveled to North Korea on Wednesday and met with North Korea’s No. 2 Kim Yong Nam. He has reached an agreement with North Korea to release Gomes.
After Gomes set foot on his home soil, his family members wrapped their arms around Gomes, who had been jailed for eight months.
With reporting by Riordan Galluccio.
[etssp 96]
Gomes was jailed in North Korea after he illegally entered the country from the south in January. He was sentenced to eight years of hard labor with a $600,000 fine, according to the Carter Center.
Carter traveled to North Korea on Wednesday and met with North Korea’s No. 2 Kim Yong Nam. He has reached an agreement with North Korea to release Gomes.
After Gomes set foot on his home soil, his family members wrapped their arms around Gomes, who had been jailed for eight months.
With reporting by Riordan Galluccio.
