South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda



News South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda Sailor also charged with leaking classified information to Chinese contact, facing up to 17 years in prison Jeongmin Kim \| Lina Park December 20, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A port security exercise conducted by the South Korean navy on Aug. 29, 2017. \| Image: Republic of Korea Navy A South Korean navy sailor has been indicted for producing and distributing materials praising North Korean leaders and leaking classified military information to a Chinese contact, the Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC) confirmed to NK News. Tuesday’s indictment follows a nine-month investigation by ROK navy prosecutors, after the petty officer who enlisted in May last year was accused of breaching the National Security Act and the military criminal law. The sailor has been charged with praising anti-state forces and inciting propaganda in breach of Article 7of the National Security Act. If found guilty, they could face a maximum of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda

Sailor also charged with leaking classified information to Chinese contact, facing up to 17 years in prison

Jeongmin Kim | Lina Park December 20, 2023

South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda

A port security exercise conducted by the South Korean navy on Aug. 29, 2017. | Image: Republic of Korea Navy

A South Korean navy sailor has been indicted for producing and distributing materials praising North Korean leaders and leaking classified military information to a Chinese contact, the Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC) confirmed to NK News.

Tuesday’s indictment follows a nine-month investigation by ROK navy prosecutors, after the petty officer who enlisted in May last year was accused of breaching the National Security Act and the military criminal law.

The sailor has been charged with praising anti-state forces and inciting propaganda in breach of Article 7of the National Security Act. If found guilty, they could face a maximum of

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Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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Lina Park is the Digital Communications and Events Manager at Korea Risk Group. She previously worked at the Business and Finance desk of The Korea Herald and as a news trainee at NK News. Her past research experience includes work on North Korean human rights at HanVoice and South Korea’s foreign relations at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

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