Kang Min-chul confessed his mission and links to North Korea, an action by which he was able to avoid a death sentence and instead received life imprisonment.
Kang Min-chul mengaku misinya dan jaringan aksinya ke Korea Utara, dengan tindakan pengakuannya itu ia terhindar dari hukuman mati dan akhirnya divonis menerima hukuman penjara seumur hidup.