Two Americans charged with "anti-state crimes" in North Korea appealed to the U.S. government for help to secure their freedom before their trial and possible long-term imprisonment.

Matthew Todd Miller and Jeffrey Edward Fowle said that they would stand trial soon after three months of detention in North Korea.

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Speaking about their condition while in jail, the men said the authorities treated them well and allowed them to have daily walks.

However, Fowle fears that their situation will worsen once their trial commences, which prompted him and Miller to ask for help from the U.S. government.

It was not clear whether Miller and Fowle were speaking on their own initiative, or if their comments were coerced. The TV crew that interviewed them was permitted to ask them questions.

The two U.S. citizens have been charged with committing hostile acts and violating their status as tourists, but what "hostile acts" the men had committed according to North Korean authorities were not revealed in public.

The detainees are sure to face a trial, but no date has been announced yet.

Fowle, 56, arrived in North Korea on April 29 and was suspected of leaving a Bible in a nightclub in the city of Chongjin.

But according to Fowle's family, he was not on a church mission during that time.

Miller, 24, arrived on April 10 with a tourist visa but tore it while at the airport and shouted that he wanted to be in an asylum.

It was also the time of the annual Pyongyang Marathon, but according to marathon organizers, Miller was not planning to join the event.

Miller resents that his request from help the U.S. government has not produced any result. 

The U.S. State Department strongly advises against travel to North Korea as several U.S. citizens have been detained there for the past 18 months. 

TagsNorth Korea, Jeffrey Fowle, Mathhew Miller, Pyongyang Marathon