2010년 8월 1일 일요일

S. Korea, Libya relations sour on alleged spying

South Korea’s relations with Libya are swiftly deteriorating over alleged espionage activities by a South Korean official, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.

The sources said Libya was upset because of information-gathering activities by a National Intelligence Service agent who was looking into defense industry cooperation between North Korea and Libya. 

Pyongyang has traded weapons with Libya in the past. 

But the Libyan media claimed that Libya’s fury was actually targeted at probes into the activities of leader Muammar Gaddafi and his son. It said that the Libyan government was angered by the official’s investigation into Gaddafi, who has led Libya since the 1969 coup. 

The South Korean government acknowledged such reports but denied that the current case involved Gaddafi. 

One high-ranking official said that the agent’s information-gathering work was a normal part of the spy agency’s overseas conduct. 

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