Current, former KCTU officials indicted for alleged ties with NK agent

Current, Former Kctu Officials Indicted For Alleged Ties With Nk Agent

A person walks by the Seoul Central District Court, Friday. Yonhap

An individual walks by the Seoul Central District Court docket, Friday. Yonhap

Prosecutors on Friday indicted a present and former official of a serious umbrella union for allegedly receiving orders from a North Korean agent they met in China in 2018.

The Suwon District Prosecutors Workplace mentioned it indicted the 2 people, related to the Korean Confederation of Commerce Unions (KCTU), with out detention on expenses of violating the Nationwide Safety Act.

The 2 are accused of touring to Guangzhou, China, in September 2018 to fulfill the agent with one other former KCTU official, recognized by the surname Seok. The 2 officers allegedly performed actions below the agent’s orders after returning to South Korea.

The prosecution mentioned it confirmed their actions by means of an investigation after receiving the case from the Nationwide Intelligence Service (NIS).

It mentioned it has additionally acquired 90 paperwork of North Korea’s orders and 24 studies for North Korea in connection to the case by cooperating with the NIS and the police.

Final November, Seok was sentenced to fifteen years in jail for conducting espionage actions below directions from North Korea from 2017 to 2022. (Yonhap)

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