SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has awarded partial compensation to repatriated fishermen who were unlawfully detained, tortured, and falsely accused of espionage after being abducted by North Korea decades ago. However, the damages granted fell significantly short of the amounts sought by the plaintiffs, prompting frustration and plans for an [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry said Tuesday it has been providing consular assistance to a South Korean national arrested in Russia reportedly on espionage charges. Russia’s TASS news agency reported Monday that South Korean citizen Baek Won-soon has been held in the Lefortovo detention facility in Moscow since late February, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Four South Korean activists have been charged with espionage for allegedly taking orders from Pyongyang and staging a series of protests opposing Seoul’s plan to procure U.S.-built stealth fighter jets, sources said Friday. According to the sources, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the National Police Agency (NPA) recently [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A researcher from a Seoul-based private think tank has been indicted on espionage charges after allegedly contacting a North Korean agent and spying for the North, prosecutors said Sunday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it has referred Lee Jeong-hun, a research fellow of the April 27 Era [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean defector on trial for espionage said Tuesday he plans to marry his lawyer later this month. Yoo Woo-seong, who formerly held Chinese nationality in North Korea, has been at the center of a high-profile forgery case in which South Korea’s intelligence agency allegedly fabricated Chinese government [...]