Seoul: A Chinese national has been indicted for bribing a South Korean soldier in an attempt to obtain military secrets, the prosecution said Friday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Chinese national and an active duty soldier have violated the military secret protection act. The Chinese individual, who was arrested on the southern resort island of Jeju last month, approached South Korean soldiers in a group chat room by posing as a soldier himself. He engaged in one-on-one conversations, offering financial incentives to soldiers in exchange for sensitive military information.
A soldier, serving at a unit in Gangwon Province, used an unauthorized phone to capture photos of internal documents. These documents contained critical information on joint South Korea-U.S. military drills, which were then handed over to the Chinese national.