Alek Sigley: Australian released from North Korean detention wants to return to 'normal life'

It remains unclear why the student, who says he will not be doing media interviews, was held in detention in North Korea

Alek Sigley, the 29-year-old Australian who was freed from detention in North Korea on Thursday after going missing for more than a week, has released a statement pleading for privacy and saying he wants to return to “normal life”.

Sigley has reunited with his wife Yuka Morinaga in Tokyo following his departure yesterday, he said in the statement, adding that he would not be holding a news conference or doing any media interviews.

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