April 30, 2024
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Spy’s imprisonment ordered by S. Korean prosecutor – paper

Agent posed as defector, attempted to lure broker to be kidnapped in China

A North Korean who came to South Korea disguised as a defector has been officially been charged by the Prosecutor's Office, a South Korean daily reported Tuesday.

South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the South Korean prosecutor charged the 40-year-old man, surnamed Hong, on Monday for espionage.

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