South Korea's Defense Ministry says a civilian employee in its military intelligence command has been arrested for allegedly leaking military secrets. Tuesday's arrest came after local media reports speculate the leaked information was about South Korean spies operating abroad and that it may have been sent to North Korea.
FILE - A North Korea n flag flutters in North Korea ’s village Gijungdong, as seen from a South Korea ’s observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea , during a media tour, March 3, 2023.
South Korean media reported the employee gave a Chinese national thousands of confidential documents including those on the intelligence command’s list of agents operating in foreign countries with disguised names and jobs. The reports said the leaked documents have the real names and ages of those secret agents and where they are stationed. It was unclear why the employee allegedly handed over the information to the Chinese.
If such confidential military secrets had ended up in North Korea, that would likely pose a huge setback to South Korea’s overseas intelligence-gathering abilities while endangering the safety of South Korean spies abroad, observers say. Another lawmaker, Park Sunwon, cited the intelligence command as saying the military’s counterespionage authorities will investigate the arrested employee. Park suggested that the investigation is expected to take at least several months.
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