북한억류 미국기자, 재판 앞둔 가족 첫 독점 인터뷰                               2009.06.01

Captive포로Two American journalists jailed for 77 days by an unpredictable예측할 수 없는 and hostile적대적인North Korean government. As their trial재판 approaches, Lisa Ling speaks out for the first time about her sister’s captivity(포로신세). From the global resources of ABC News in New York City, this is Nightline June 1, 2009.

 

“My sister is my best friend on earth. And, you know, we both travel all over the worlds and I don't think that there has been a single day that we haven't spoken. I mean, I could be in the middle of the Himalayas and she could be in the Ukraine, and we'll somehow manage to그럭적럭--하다 get a phone call out. And so to not have been able to talk to her in months has been so hard for us.”

 

“Just walking through this neighborhood….” They haven’t spoken because on March 17th, Laura Lang and her colleague동료, producer Euna Lee, were arrested by the North Korean government, accused of illegally crossing the border into that country. What was the reason why they were arrested then? Do you know many of the details of exactly what happened? "Well, they were working on a story about the trafficking불법거래 of women along the China-North Korea border. But the details of day they were arrested are very vague막연한 모호한. They were expected to be home two days later, so whatever happened that day, it was not their intention to cross the border. We don’t know if they actually did, but if, at any point, they crossed into North Korean territory, then we profusely아낌없는 apologize on their behalf대신하여. The girls have been visited by Swedish ambassador and were able to send out a couple of letters.

 

"When I first got here I cried so much. Now I cry less. I try very hard not to think about the possible negative outcomes, but sometimes it's hard not to. Some days I get to go outside for a few minutes and get some fresh air, which is quite a treat대접. I breathe deeply and I think about the positive things that happened in the day, like I'm lucky I've gotten through another day… so….” You have not gone publicly on this yet. Why are you talking about it now? “We’ve been trying to allow diplomacy to take its course, but given everything that’s happening in the news, I mean we’re talking about a…what seems to be a full-blown본격적인 nuclear standoff교착상태, and…and my little sister and Euna Lee are seemingly in the midst of it. And we just felt like it was really time to try and urge our two countries to communicate.”

 

Last week, the government of North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test and several short-range missile launches. As tensions heightened between North Korea and the United States, Lisa got a surprise phone call. At 11 o’clock at night, my phone rang. And not having heard her voice for almost three months now, I picked up the phone and she said, Hi, Lee? It’s me. And…I thought….I mean I….I was just astounded몹시 놀라다. Um….I thought, where are you? And she said, I’m still here. I need your help.”

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