North Korea is now claiming that it was not responsible for the Sony Pictures attacks, which led to the e-mail leaks regarding the cancellation of the movie of Seth Rogen and James Franco's upcoming comedy film, The Interview. An anonymous spokesman from the Foreign Ministry stated that North Korea can prove their innocence. However, the United States must accept a joint probe investigation into the scandal as well.
On December 20, the nameless spokesman said in a statement that, "The U.S. should bear in mind that it will face serious consequences in case it rejects our proposal for joint investigation and presses for what it called countermeasures while finding fault with." He further stated through the Associated Press that, "we have a way to prove that we have nothing to do with the case without resorting to torture, as the CIA does."
A day after NBI's confirmation that North Korea caused the November 24 attacks against Sony, was when the admission was made. U.S. President Barack Obama also said that it was a "mistake" to dismiss the comedy film, which is about the assassination of North Korea leader and dictator, Kim Jong Un.
"I wish Sony had spoken to me first," Obama announced in a briefing at the White House. "If somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing when they see a documentary that they don't like, or news reports that they don't like. That's not who we are. That's not what America's about."
The comment from the White House regarding North Korea's proposal is yet to be released. The Associated Press wrote that analysts find the proposition to be just a ruse, knowing that the United Stated would never agree to a joint investigation. A professor from Dongguk Univesity in Seoul, Koh Yu Hwan, said that North Korea has previously used the same tactic with their other rival countries.
