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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
South Korean authorities have indicted an activist for allegedly taking instructions from a North Korean agent and spying for Pyongyang while running for local office, according to a ruling party lawmaker.
People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Yoo Sang-beom, a member of the National Assembly’s intelligence committee, stated on social media on Saturday that the activist is a member of a party that has had a seat in South Korea’s parliament and ran to be a provincial governor.