Two South Koreans have been released in Libya after being arrested for violating the North African country's religious law earlier in the year, the foreign ministry said Sunday.
The release of the Koreans took place on Saturday, two days after Rep. Lee Sang-deuk met with Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi on Thursday. Lee is the elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak.
The two men were handed over to their respective families in the presence of the Korean ambassador to Libya, the ministry said. It said no conditions were attached to their release.
The two men, identified only by their family names of Koo and Jeon, were arrested in June and July after having been accused of conducting missionary activities in the North African country. The two had been moved to a detention facility in August after being questioned by the authorities.