World | Euna Lee N. Korea to Try Jailed US Journos Next Month Pyongyang to put women on trial for alleged intent to commit 'hostile acts" By Rob Quinn Posted May 14, 2009 2:17 AM CDT Copied Two American journalists, Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling remain imprisoned in North Korea and have been refused access to diplomatic representatives. They will be tried on June 4. (AP Photo/Yonhap, File) Two American journalists accused of entering North Korea illegally to commit unspecified "hostile acts" will face trial June 4, Reuters reports. Euna Lee and Laura Ling—who were working on a story for Current TV about the country's refugee crisis—have been detained by North Korea since they were seized by border guards in March. The US has been trying to secure their release through various channels, officials said. Read These Next These lawmakers plan to boycott Trump's SOTU address. Blame game over massive sewage spill is heating up. It's the deadliest US avalanche since 1981. Hugh Hefner's widow: His scrapbooks could be dangerous. Report an error