The United States is urging North Korea to release an American held prisoner.
美国敦促朝鲜释放一名关押的美国囚犯。
The State Department also asked that his 15-year sentence of hard labor be pardoned and released as humanitarian gesture.
美国国务院还要求赦免他15年的劳役,并以人道主义姿态将其释放。
State Department spokesman John Kirby called for Otto Warmbier's release during a daily news briefing on August 31st.
美国国务院发言人约翰·柯比在8月31日举行的例行记者会上呼吁释放奥托·瓦姆比尔。
The American student received a 15-year sentence in March for trying to steal an item with a propaganda slogan.
这名美国学生因试图窃取带有宣传口号的横幅被判15年监禁。
He was initially detained in early January.
他最初在一月初被关押。
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