Sometimes Conspiracy Theories are Real: Former Korean NSI Chief indicted on election fraud
For months leading up to the elections in December 2012 and afterward, the DUP Party has claimed that the National Intelligence Service had been involved in aiding the campaign of Bak Geun-hye and the conservative Saenuri Party against the liberal Democratic Unity Party.
I must admit, like many here in Korea I was skeptical of their claims, but from the Yonhap and the Guardian
Yonhap: Ex-spy chief indicted for alleged election meddling
SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- The former chief of South Korea's main spy agency was indicted on Friday on charges of meddling in last year's presidential election, prosecutors said.
Won Sei-hoon, the former head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is suspected of ordering an online smear campaign against opposition candidates in an aim to sway public opinion in favor of the ruling party prior to the Dec. 19 election, they said.
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Won systemically and extensively intervened in domestic politics, not only in violation of the law governing the status of NIS officials but also in violation of the Public Official Election Act, they said.
Won, a close aide to then-President Lee Myung-bak, can face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of the two laws that strictly ban civil servants from intervening in politics.
The Guardian: South Korean former spy chief accused of election meddling
South Korea's former spy chief has been indicted on charges of meddling in last year's presidential elections by ordering an online smear campaign against opposition candidates.
Won Sei-hoon ordered his agents to post comments slandering liberal candidates and praising the conservative Park Geun-hye, the Seoul central district prosecutors' office said. Park won the election in December by a million votes and took office in February.
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A total of nine NIS agents allegedly posted a total of 1,760 comments or "recommended" or "disapproved of" certain online posts related to the presidential race through more than hundreds of different user IDs between Sept. 19 and Dec. 14 of last year, they said.
links:
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/06/14/38/0301000000AEN20130614002652315F.HTML
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/14/south-korean-spy-chief-election-meddling
