A North Korean defector has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for working as an “overseas operative” on behalf of agents from North Korea’s secret police, the latest spy case between the two Koreas.

The Suwon High Court announced the verdict this week following a final appeal from the defendant whose name and other identifying information is withheld in publicly available court documents.

The North Korean agents told the defendant to “convince” other defectors in South Korea to return to the North in 2016. According to the court, the defendant agreed to help the agents by