Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
French gov't official arrested for allegedly spying for North Korea
France's Senate chamber in Paris. A senior official has been arrested for allegedly spying for North Korea. Reuters
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Benoit Quennedey / Screengrab of Actu88's website
A senior French government official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for North Korea.
Local media reported Tuesday that Benoit Quennedey, a senior official in the French Senate, was arrested late Sunday over the “collection and delivery of information to a foreign power likely to undermine the fundamental interests of the nation.”
The country's domestic security agency is questioning him to find out whether he provided confidential information to Pyongyang.
Investigators reportedly searched his home in Paris and his parents' house near Dijon.
Quennedey is a senior administrator in the upper house of parliament in the department of architecture, heritage and gardens. He is also president of the Franco-Korean Friendship Association.