A South Korean citizen has been arrested in Russia for alleged espionage, the first time such an incident has occurred. The individual, identified as Baek Won-soon, was detained in Vladivostok and later transferred to Moscow for further investigation. Reports indicate that Baek Won-soon, who ran a tour firm, obtained state secret information through a messaging app by pretending to be a writer and was planning to pass it to foreign intelligence services. South Korean media reports suggest that Baek Won-soon was a missionary supporting North Korean laborers in Russia's Far East.
A South Korean held in Russia on an espionage allegation is a missionary dispatched there to support the needy and spread the gospel, a South Korean Christian aid group said Wednesday, calling the spying suspicion "preposterous." https://t.co/Ope85S9dDe
South Korean held in Russia on espionage allegation is missionary helping the needy, his group says https://t.co/pRl7WI45z3
A South Korean citizen arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage was a missionary who supported North Korean laborers based in Russia's Far East, according to South Korean media reports. https://t.co/kTEf4W87Mc
First-ever South Korean citizen arrested in Russia on espionage charges Acc. to TASS, he ran a tour firm. He obtained state secret info through a messaging app from his sources pretending to be a writer & was supposed to pass it to foreign intel services https://t.co/1PlYlPLLRP
For the first time, Russia detains a South Korean national, Baek Won-soon, on cyber espionage charges. Transferred from Vladivostok to Moscow for further investigation. Learn more: https://t.co/9JQNZeE9cd #cybersecurity #informationsecurity
First-ever South Korean national detained for espionage in #Russia https://t.co/YCSxbLPMkS #securityaffairs #hacking
⚠️ SOUTH KOREAN HELD IN RUSSIA FOR SPYING WAS A MISSIONARY, SAY MEDIA REPORTS Full Story → https://t.co/yGzBrdUMqx A South Korean citizen arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage was a missionary who supported North Korean labourers based in Russia's Far East, South…
Russia detains South Korean in country’s east on suspicion of spying https://t.co/pLZV68n7Ol
Russia has taken a South Korean national into custody on espionage charges for the first time, adding to the strains between the two nations
South Korean detained in Russia, accused of espionage in ‘top secret’ case https://t.co/3efntazTk8
⚡Russian media: South Korean arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying for first time. A South Korean citizen has been arrested in Russia for the first time on alleged espionage charges, Russian state-owned news agency TASS said on March 11. https://t.co/iq3IMcYQmS
In First, Russia Arrests South Korean National on Spying Charges https://t.co/IwYjMSR4oB
NEW: Russia detains South Korean man for spying https://t.co/prgevCQf7V