Ex-ROK Officials Get Suspended Sentences over North Koreans’ Forced Repatriation
The court said the officials violated the fishermen’s basic rights and upheld suspended sentences for Chung Eui-yong, Suh Hoon and Kim Yeon-chul.
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Ex-ROK officials get suspended sentences over North Koreans’ forced repatriation
A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday handed suspended prison terms to former top security officials over the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to local media reports. The Seoul High Court sentenced former National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong and former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Suh Hoon to 18 months […]
High-ranking officials from the Moon Jae-in administration responsible for foreign affairs and national security, who were indicted on charges of forcibly repatriating North Korean fishermen in 2019, received suspended prison sentences in their appeal trial. While the first trial acknowledged the illegality of the forced repatriation but suspended the sentence, the second trial increased the penalties, emphasizing the duty to protect the fundame…
Former National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong and former National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon, who were indicted in the case of the "forced repatriation of North Korean fishermen," received suspended prison sentences in their appeals trial. They had previously received suspended sentences in the first trial. On the 21st, the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 15-3 (Judges Seong Eon-ju, Won Ik-seon, and Lee Hee-jun) sentenced former…
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