| ▲ National Intelligence Service Chief Park Ji-won and 1st Deputy Chief Kim Sang-gyun are having a conversation at the National Intelligence Service on November 2 before the start of the National Intelligence Service. | |
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The National Intelligence Service (National Intelligence Service) decided to conduct a thorough investigation into the “disguised spy case of North Korean defectors” caught by the Central Joint Newspaper Center (currently, the North Korean Refugees Protection Center) on the occasion of the Supreme Court’s acquittal of the recent “North Korean direct spy case”. He announced on the 28th that he had decided.
For this, the National Intelligence Service explained that it plans to organize a total of about 10 related T/Fs, such as dispatched prosecutors and compliance officers from lawyers, to investigate human rights violations during the investigation process of the Central Joint Newspaper Center. did.
Since 2014, the NIS has changed the name of the center to strengthen legal support and human rights protection for North Korean defectors and ▲ switched from “newspaper” to “protection” ▲ abolished single room ▲ shortened investigation period (180 days -> 90 days) ▲ protection center human rights It has been revealed that it has implemented improvement measures such as the appointment of a protector (external lawyer).
The NIS explained that it decided to take preemptive measures to prevent recurring disputes over human rights disputes in the process of investigation by the Central Joint Newspaper Center through a thorough investigation into the case of spying on the North Korean defector that was triggered by the Supreme Court decision.
Earlier, on the 24th, the Supreme Court convicted Hong Amugae, who was handed over to trial for special purposes, special infiltration, and espionage under the National Security Act under the National Security Act.
Hong, a former North Korean border guard, fled North Korea in August 2013 and entered the country within a month after passing through China and Thailand. During the investigation of the NIS consolidation center, Hong, who was designated as a direct spy from the North Korean Security Agency, was charged with trying to understand the trends of North Korean refugee groups and the NIS information network after entering the country under the guise of a North Korean defector.
Both the first and second trial courts sentenced Hong to innocence, and the Supreme Court dismissed the prosecutor’s appeal and confirmed the lower court.
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