South Korea-born Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim stands during his trial at a North Korean court in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 16, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea expressed outrage on Tuesday at Canada's "slanderous" reaction to a sentence of hard labour for life for a Canadian Christian convicted of subversion.
Hyeon Soo Lim, a South Korean-born Canadian who was the head pastor at one of Canada's largest churches, had been held by North Korea since February. He was sentenced on Wednesday, a ruling Canada called "unduly harsh."
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