North Korea says released Australian student Alek Sigley was ‘spying and spreading propaganda’

North Korea said on Saturday that an Australian student, who was released by the country after being detained for a week, had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in espionage by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North.Pyongyang’s official news agency KCNA said the North deported Alek Sigley on Thursday after he pleaded for forgiveness over his activities, which the agency said infringed on North Korea’s sovereignty.Sigley arrived in…