Australian student expelled from North Korea denies spying

Seoul, Jul 9 (AFP) An Australian student who was expelled from North Korea denied on Tuesday that he was spying on the authoritarian state while he lived there. Alek Sigley, 29, was released last week after being detained for several days, with Pyongyang later accusing him of promoting propaganda against the country online.

"The allegation that I am a spy is (pretty obviously) false," he wrote on Twitter, adding that he was "well both mentally and physically". "I am still very interested in North Korea and want to continue academic research and other work related to the country. But I currently have no plans to visit the country again, at least in the short term," he wrote. (AFP) AMS

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