The trial was all but done.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

"We were hoping that (a) that the trial should not have commenced, two,that it would be discontinued and all charges dropped, and three, that she would be found 'not guilty'.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Since last year's inauguration of conservative South Korean President Lee Myung-bak who North Korea calls a "traitor" North Korea has restricted access to the zone, detained a South Korean executive for more than two months without trial, and cancelled all of the contracts governing rent and wages.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05