S. Korean man sentenced to 5 yrs in prison for spying for North Korea
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man has been sentenced to five years i...
A South Korean man has been sentenced to five years in prison for spying for North Korea, according to Yonhap News. The 43-year-old man was found guilty of receiving orders from a North Korean agent via Telegram to gather information about anti-Pyongyang defectors and their activities. He also took virtual currency from the agent and attempted to recruit military officers for espionage.
The Seoul Central District Court convicted him under the National Security Act, emphasizing the need to protect information about anti-Pyongyang North Korean defectors. The man had previously been sentenced to four years in prison for leaking military secrets to North Korea.
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