Won Sei-hoon (centre) leaves a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on September 11, 2014. Photo: EPA Won Sei-hoon (centre) leaves a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on September 11, 2014. Photo: EPA
Won Sei-hoon (centre) leaves a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on September 11, 2014. Photo: EPA
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Former South Korea spy chief handed suspended jail term for meddling in politics

Former security chief Won Sei-hoon, released from prison for bribery on Tuesday, given suspended sentence on Thursday after conviction for engaging illegally in political acts

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Agence France-Presse in Seoul

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Won Sei-hoon (centre) leaves a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on September 11, 2014. Photo: EPA Won Sei-hoon (centre) leaves a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on September 11, 2014. Photo: EPA
Won Sei-hoon (centre) leaves a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on September 11, 2014. Photo: EPA
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