South Korean man sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying for NK

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South Korean man sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying for NK — Sources: The Korea Times

A South Korean man has been sentenced to five years in prison for spying for North Korea, officials said Saturday. The 43-year-old man, whose identity was withheld, was found to have received an order from a North Korean agent via the messaging app Telegram in May-June of 2021 to collect information about anti-Pyongyang defectors from North Korea and their activities. Around that time, the man too

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South Korean man sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying for NK

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