Park said that he believed the overall prison population to be between 300,000 and 400,000 . The prisoner amnesty ties in with the birthdays of two dead North Korean dictators . Pyongyang does n't specify how many prisoners will be released . Comment: International organizations estimate that North Korea holds about 200,000 political prisoners .
The prisoner amnesty ties in with the birthdays of two dead North Korean dictators . Pyongyang does n't specify how many prisoners will be released . Comment: International organizations estimate that North Korea holds about 200,000 political prisoners .