Lisa Ling revealed new insights regarding the 2009 capture of her sister Laura and Euna Lee in North Korea, framing it as a premeditated political trap. The team unintentionally crossed the border, misled by a fixer who was working with the North Korean regime. Ling noted that the fixer was paid by the government to lure high-profile targets, like her sister’s team. Detained by North Korean soldiers, they faced five months of imprisonment, ultimately used by the regime for political leverage.
North Korea planned the capture of Laura Ling and Euna Lee from the start, using a fixer to lure them into a political trap.
The fixer hired by Laura's team was secretly working with the North Korean government to bring high-value targets across the border.
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