“In the midst of upheaval, a distinction between foreign and hostile countries”
Ju Ho-young and Jang Kyung-tae each submit spy law revision bills, “Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 30th that the spy law amendment (criminal law Article 98) expanding the application of the espionage offense from ‘hostile countries’ to ‘foreign countries’ should be processed.”,
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, “On this day, the leader posted on Facebook, ‘Who stopped the change from hostile countries to foreign countries in the spy law amendment and why?’ and said that the Democratic Party had put a brake on the bill in the 21st National Assembly.”,
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, ‘Previously, about a month ago, the military intelligence department captured the fact that military personnel A, through a Chinese national compatriot (Chosunjok), was engaged in espionage activities and leaked confidential information such as the identity and personal information of the intelligence agent working as a human source. The intelligence agency handed the case over to the military reconnaissance headquarters, and the military prosecutors have requested a warrant for A’s arrest, conducting investigations such as seizing A’s laptop, mobile phone, and residence.’,
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, ‘It was reported that not only the activities of White agents working with the tacit approval of diplomats and officials from the opposing country were exposed, but also the information of Black agents disguising themselves as businessmen and operating independently from government agencies.’,
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Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, speaking at a meeting of the Supreme Council held at the National Assembly on the 29th. Photo=Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@,
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, ‘The party leader pointed out, “Chinese compatriots leaked classified files of South Korean intelligence agents,” and mentioned, “Although such incidents have actually occurred recently, it is absurd that they cannot be punished under the espionage offense in our country because our spy law only targets ‘hostile countries’ such as North Korea.”‘,
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, ‘He further emphasized, “Everyone, do you think it is right to punish them for espionage as a serious crime or not? If such incidents had occurred in other countries such as China, the United States, Germany, or France, they would undoubtedly be subject to espionage offenses or even more severe punishments.”‘,
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, ‘He singled out the Democratic Party as those who blocked the revision of the spy law. The party leader said, “‘, In the 21st National Assembly, four bills to amend the spy law by changing hostile countries to foreign countries were proposed, and three of them were proposed by the Democratic Party members (at the time, Vice Chairman Kim Young-joo, and Members Hong Ik-pyo and Lee Sang-heon),” he stressed, “However, during the actual bill review process, the Democratic Party put a brake on it, causing it to fall through.”,
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, ‘He went on to urge, “In the rapidly changing world order, the distinction between foreign and hostile countries is variable and relative. Let us revise the spy law this time to create the minimum legal safety net to protect our citizens and national interests.”‘,
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, ‘Meanwhile, in the 22nd National Assembly, regarding the spy law amendment changing the application target from hostile countries to foreign countries, Representative Ju Ho-young of the People Power Party submitted a bill on June 21, and on the 4th of this month, Representative Jang Kyung-tae of the Democratic Party also submitted a bill to the National Assembly.’,
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