#604 | Otto Warmbier: The American Tourist Who Never Came Home (English Listening Practice)

In 2016, a 21-year-old American student was arrested in North Korea after allegedly stealing a political poster. Weeks later, he appeared in a strange public confession and was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labour. Seventeen months on, he returned home in a coma, raising disturbing questions about what really happened behind closed doors. Otto Warmbier detained at Pyongyang airport after tour.Background on North Korea’s strict control and harsh punishments.Claimed theft of political banner; confession likely forced.Evidence doubts: grainy CCTV, timing issues, unlikely church plot.One-hour trial; sentenced to fif...