Dutch Citizen Turned North Korean Columnist Was Held Against Will 19.49K Max Read 08/14/11 01:51PM Filed to: North Korea North Korea Willem van der bijl Stamps Columnists Arrests international incidents Tweetg Fb Stamp collector Willem van der Bijl, who disappeared in North Korea only to re-appear with a praiseful op-ed in the state-run Pyongyang Times, has returned home. Turns out he'd been arrested! So, take his column with a grain of salt.