Two Former Chinese Soldiers Indicted in South Korea Over Alleged Leaks From ROK, U.S. Military
Yonhap: Two former Chinese soldiers indicted in South Korea over alleged leaks of ROK and U.S. military secrets.
One suspect, a man in his 60s who had served for about 40 years in an eavesdropping unit of China's People's Liberation Army, is accused of wiretapping communications at major South Korean and U.S. air and naval bases 13 times between March 2024 and August this year, the prosecution office said. He allegedly collected 13.9 terabytes of intercepted data and smuggled it to China.
The other suspect, a 45-year-old former member of the PLA's special forces unit, faces charges of stealing South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise data and leadership information on 12 occasions. From November 2021 to May this year, while running a military supply shop near the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek, about 50 kilometers south of Seoul, he recruited a civilian worker and soldiers working at Camp Humphreys, according to Yonhap. He is also accused of photographing weapons movements inside Camp Humphreys with his mobile phone.
Editor's Summary
Yonhap reported that two former Chinese soldiers were indicted in South Korea over allegations that they leaked South Korean and U.S. military secrets. Prosecutors said one suspect intercepted and smuggled communications data, while the other is accused of stealing joint exercise and leadership information and photographing activities at Camp Humphreys.