Taiwanese man arrested for filming NIS headquarters in Seoul

A Taiwanese man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of filming Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) headquarters without authorization, police said Wednesday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s industrial technology security unit, the man, identified only as A, was taken into custody around 12:33 p.m. Thursday near the main gate of the NIS compound in Naegok-dong, Seocho District, Seoul. He was arrested on the spot for violating the Act on the Protection of Military Bases and Installations. Police responded to a report from an NIS staff member who noticed a civilian filming the agency’s premises. Officers from Seocho Police Station apprehended the man and transferred him to the metropolitan police agency for investigation. Authorities said the man was seen loitering near the compound and allegedly filming inside the restricted area. His mobile phone has been voluntarily submitted to police, who plan to conduct a digital forensic analysis to determine the nature and purpose of the footage. This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of TheWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times