ATLANTA, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, as a private citizen, will travel to North Korea for what observers say is a mission to free an imprisoned U.S. citizen.
Carter's goal is to try to secure the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 30, of Boston, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in April after he was arrested crossing into North Korea from China, the Foreign Policy Journal reported Monday.