Attorneys for North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry have filed pretrial motions seeking to dismiss the U.S. government’s case alleging that she worked for South Korean spies, arguing that the prosecution is legally flawed and based on coerced statements obtained through improper interrogation tactics.

The motions, filed in the Southern District of New York, also seek to suppress key evidence and compel the government to disclose classified surveillance materials.

Terry, a former CIA analyst and White House official, was chargedin July 2024 with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and acting as an unregistered foreign agent