Family members made an emotional plea for mercy and offered to apologize to North Korea after Lisa Ling's sister and a friend were sentenced to 12 years hard labor for illegal border crossing.
"The families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee are shocked and devastated by the outcome their trial," they say in a statement. "Laura and Euna are journalists who went to the China-North Korea border to do a job. We don't know what really happened on March 17, but if they wandered across the border without permission, we apologize on their behalf and we are certain that they have also apologized."
The families say they're "very concerned about their mental state and wellbeing," noting Ling has a "serious medical condition" – a stomach ulcer – "that is sure to be exacerbated by the drastic sentence."
Photo, source: People
Pictured: Lisa (L) and her sister Laura (R)
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