On the afternoon of January 18, at the entrance of the office of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, where the National Intelligence Service is conducting a search and seizure, police are blocking union members who are trying to protest with hand signs at the end of the search and seizure. [사진=연합뉴스]
Former and incumbent executives of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) were put on trial for carrying out North Korean orders under the guise of legitimate trade union activities while engaging in espionage through contacts and secret communications with North Korean agents. The North Korean operative instructed the head of the Organizational Dispute Bureau of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions to “actively lead the candlelight public sentiment through anti-American and anti-conservative struggles,” and also strengthened harmony by saying, “Let’s follow Kim Jong-un and walk the single path of the unification and transformation movement to the end without change.” figured out
On the 10th, the Public Investigation Department of the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office (Chief Prosecutor Won-doo Won) found Mr. A (52), former director of the Organizational Dispute Bureau of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, who was in charge of espionage, Mr. B (48), former head of the Organizational Office of the Health and Medical Union, and Mr. C (54, former vice chairman of the Metal Workers’ Union). ), and Mr. D (51), a former head of the organization department of the metal union, were arrested and indicted on charges of violating the National Security Law (espionage, special infiltration/escape, meeting/communication, provision of convenience, etc.).
Through seizure and search of the offices of the KCTU and the residences of the accused, the prosecution secured and analyzed 24 North Korean directives and reports, the largest number of cases of violation of the National Security Law (90 cases in total), and decryption keys. published the results.
North Korea “Candlelight Public Sentiment, Driven by Anti-US/Anti-Government Struggle”
According to the prosecution, the four of them were found to have frequently communicated with North Korea, took control of the KCTU’s leadership and key departments, and then ordered the KCTU-led anti-government struggle and instigation of anti-American/anti-Japanese sentiment. In accordance with North Korean orders, they intervened in the selection of key executives of the KCTU and the establishment of policy lines, and tried to seize and manipulate the KCTU by recruiting key figures from the central headquarters, industry and regional federations as members of the organization.
Specifically, from 2017 to 2019, Mr. A and others contacted North Korean agents abroad, including Cambodia, China, and Vietnam, and received orders for domestic activities. In particular, from 2018 to last year, North Korean directives were delivered a total of 102 times. The directive contained instructions related to △identifying internal trends in the KCTU, △attempting to seize the central executive department, △taking control of the KCTU industrial unions, and △manipulating key departments and others behind the scenes.
In October 2018, when Mr. A and others sent a report to North Korea, including the ID and password of the KCTU’s internal communication network, to North Korea, in April 2019, North Korea replied to them, “It was a lot of reference by using the internal communication network of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions well.” . In February 2021, North Korea also issued an order to “consolidate the automobile factory where many members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions’ Metal Workers’ Union are working as a bastion of labor-style democratic protest.”
North Korea even ordered to strengthen the anti-American and anti-conservative struggle by utilizing the candlelight public sentiment. In June 2019, North Korea issued an order to “actively carry out practical activities to actively lead the candlelight public sentiment into anti-American and anti-conservative struggles.”
Kim Jong-un = President of the General Assembly… Collection of military facility information and national secrets
Some North Korean directives and reports related to interim investigation results of the National Security Law violation case of ‘underground organization infiltrating labor groups’ [사진=수원지검]
They were found to have established an underground organization under the name of ‘North Korea Cultural Exchange Bureau’ in the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. The North Korean cultural exchange bureau was referred to as the “headquarters,” and the underground organization was referred to as the “branch,” and the general manager A was called the “branch manager.” Even in the ‘headquarters’, Kim Jong-un referred to it as the ‘general president’ in the sense of a transcendent existence, and the KCTU as the ‘business department 1’ in the sense of being an organization guided by the underground organization ‘branch’.
According to a directive dated December 17 last year, a North Korean agent told Mr. A, “We are firmly convinced that the branch manager (Mr. A) will continue to walk the single path of the unification and transformation movement to the end, supporting the President of the General Assembly (Kim Jong-un).” I don’t forget the days when we met each other, held hands tightly, hugged each other all night long, shared warm comradeship, and exchanged sincere stories.”
It was also revealed that they detected and collected state secrets such as military information and passed them on to North Korea. They were ordered to obtain data for the paralysis of the power transmission lines of major government agencies such as the Blue House, and to collect secret materials such as the Hwaseong/Pyeongtaek 2nd Fleet Command, Pyeongtaek Thermal Power Plant, and LNG storage tank layout.
As a result of the prosecution’s search and seizure, video and photo data of military facilities and military equipment, such as the Pyeongtaek US military base and Osan air base, were found on Mr. A’s office PC. At the time of the so-called ‘RO Incident (2013)’, the meeting participants also discussed, “In a revolutionary situation, we must first engage in sabotage activities against national infrastructure such as oil storage, railway, and communication facilities.”
The investigation team said, “The defendants have consistently refused to testify, but we will respond sternly so that a sentence commensurate with responsibility is sentenced based on objective evidence during the trial process.” We will thoroughly investigate the full extent of anti-national crimes committed by an underground organization.”
- reporter information
- Jang Hanji
- hanzy0209@ajunews.com
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