Won Jeong Hwa

North Korean defector Won Jeong-hwa was sentenced to five years in prison in South Korea after admitting to seducing military officers in exchange for classified information pertaining to the location of secret military installations.¹

North Korea denied she was an agent and called her "human scum." They accused South Korea of fabricating the story for propaganda purposes. Jeong-hwa was sentenced on Wednesday, October 15, 2008.¹

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Born: ca. 1972¹

Birth place: North Korea

Investigators claim she traded sex for secret information¹

Admitted to plotting to assassinate South Korean agents with poison needles²

Sentenced to five years in prison

Imprisoned in South Korea

Stepfather also being prosecuted on spy charges

North Korea denies that she is a spy¹

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BBC News: N Korea 'Sex Spy' Jailed in South Korea (October 15, 2008)
SKY News: North Korean 'Sex Spy' Is Jailed (October 15, 2008)
Telegraph: North Korea's "Mata hari" Sex Spy jailed for Five... (October 15, 2008)
KBS: N. Korean Spy Sentenced to 5 Years... (October 15, 2008)
Mail Online: Jailed, The Modern-Day Mata Hari Who Uses Sex... (October 15, 2008)
Sydney Morning Herald: Leniency urged for North Korean spy (October 2, 2008)
Times Online: Model Defector Won Jeong Hwa Faces Trial... (August 28, 2008)

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Chron.com: Sensational spy trial rivets South Koreans (October 11, 2008)
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