Intrusion into North Korean embassy in Spain by Free Joseon, who shared information with FBI
- 5 years ago
New findings on the intrusion at the North Korean embassy in Spain last Friday....
It's been confirmed that the information the intruders took has been shared with the FBI,... and a secretive organization that's against the North Korean regime has claimed responsibility for the act.
Our Lee Ji-won has more.
Free Joseon, a group that's against the North Korean regime, declared that it was behind the intrusion into the North Korean embassy in Spain last week,... and confirmed that certain information was shared with the FBI.
On its website on Tuesday, the secretive activist group, said that it was "invited" into the embassy and that this was not an attack, as opposed to what's been reported.
It said no one was gagged or beaten and that no weapons were used.
Free Joseon said North Korean embassies and offices are the "launchpads for global cyber attacks and thefts, assassinations and more."
The intruders are known to have taken computers, hard drives and documents from the embassy.
They also confirmed that certain information was shared with the FBI, but that their terms of confidentiality appear to have been broken as reports citing U.S. officials are pouring out. They said such betrayals of trust only aid the North Korean regime.
The group also said no other governments were involved in this activity and that it was unrelated to the Hanoi summit.
Free Joseon, also known as Cheollima Civil Defense, allegedly helped the family of Kim Jong-un's half brother get to safety after Kim Jong-nam was assassinated in Malaysia in 2017.
The group's comments come after the Spain's High Court revealed a document on its investigation into the embassy intrusion.
According to Reuters and the Associated Press, there were allegedly 10 people involved in the intrusion,... with the main suspects identified as citizens of South Korea, the U.S. and Mexico.
Mexican national Adrian Hong Chang is believed to be the break-in's leader.
The report says, he flew to the U.S. the day after the intrusion and contacted the FBI.
The intruders also reportedly used knives and handgun mock-ups,... and urged a North Korean diplomat to defect.
The source told Reuters that the court believes all the identified suspects went to the U.S., and that the Spanish court will request their extradition to Spain, where they could face up to 28 years in prison.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Hong Chang and another suspect, but the North Korean Embassy hasn't pressed charges yet, or commented on the attack.
U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said the U.S. government had nothing to do with the incident, and the FBI said it "enjoys a strong working relationship with their Spanish law enforcement partners."
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
It's been confirmed that the information the intruders took has been shared with the FBI,... and a secretive organization that's against the North Korean regime has claimed responsibility for the act.
Our Lee Ji-won has more.
Free Joseon, a group that's against the North Korean regime, declared that it was behind the intrusion into the North Korean embassy in Spain last week,... and confirmed that certain information was shared with the FBI.
On its website on Tuesday, the secretive activist group, said that it was "invited" into the embassy and that this was not an attack, as opposed to what's been reported.
It said no one was gagged or beaten and that no weapons were used.
Free Joseon said North Korean embassies and offices are the "launchpads for global cyber attacks and thefts, assassinations and more."
The intruders are known to have taken computers, hard drives and documents from the embassy.
They also confirmed that certain information was shared with the FBI, but that their terms of confidentiality appear to have been broken as reports citing U.S. officials are pouring out. They said such betrayals of trust only aid the North Korean regime.
The group also said no other governments were involved in this activity and that it was unrelated to the Hanoi summit.
Free Joseon, also known as Cheollima Civil Defense, allegedly helped the family of Kim Jong-un's half brother get to safety after Kim Jong-nam was assassinated in Malaysia in 2017.
The group's comments come after the Spain's High Court revealed a document on its investigation into the embassy intrusion.
According to Reuters and the Associated Press, there were allegedly 10 people involved in the intrusion,... with the main suspects identified as citizens of South Korea, the U.S. and Mexico.
Mexican national Adrian Hong Chang is believed to be the break-in's leader.
The report says, he flew to the U.S. the day after the intrusion and contacted the FBI.
The intruders also reportedly used knives and handgun mock-ups,... and urged a North Korean diplomat to defect.
The source told Reuters that the court believes all the identified suspects went to the U.S., and that the Spanish court will request their extradition to Spain, where they could face up to 28 years in prison.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Hong Chang and another suspect, but the North Korean Embassy hasn't pressed charges yet, or commented on the attack.
U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said the U.S. government had nothing to do with the incident, and the FBI said it "enjoys a strong working relationship with their Spanish law enforcement partners."
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.