A South Korean navy sailor threatened the country’s national security by distributing pro-North Korea material, prosecutors say, with the servicemember now facing potential prison time or steep fines for violating the National Security Act.

The 21-year-old conscript in South Korea’s Second Fleet was indicted on July 25 according to court documents provided to NK News by People Power Party lawmaker Kang Dae-sik. The Navy’s Prosecutor’s Office put the sailor on trial for praising the North Korean political system and possessing materials “benefiting the enemy.” 

An investigation by the Defense Security Support Command, South Korea’s military intelligence and counterespionage unit, found