#Ujasusi - Issue #70: South Korea: Ex-Spy Chief Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in Retrial of Political Meddling Case; Opposition Accuses Intelligence Agency NIS Chief Park Jie-won of Smear

Sep 19, 2021

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An appeals court on Friday sentenced Won Sei-hoon, South Korea’s former intelligence chief, to nine years in prison in a retrial of a political meddling case.

The Seoul High Court sentenced Won, who headed the National Intelligence Service (NIS) from 2009-13 under former President Lee Myung-bak, to nine years in prison for causing losses to the state cof…

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