How did the former PLA special forces member gather military information at Camp Humphreys?

He allegedly ran a military supply shop near the U.S. base in Pyeongtaek from November 2021 to May this year and used it to recruit a civilian worker and soldiers at Camp Humphreys. He is also accused of taking photos of weapons movements inside the base with his mobile phone.

What evidence and time frame were cited in the wiretapping allegations?

The suspect in his 60s was accused of wiretapping communications 13 times between March 2024 and August this year. Prosecutors said he collected 13.9 terabytes of intercepted data and smuggled it to China.

2 former Chinese soldiers indicted for leaking secrets from Korean, US military

Q: What were the two former Chinese soldiers indicted for in Pyeongtaek?

They were indicted for leaking secrets from the Korean military and US Forces Korea. One was accused of wiretapping communications at major Korean and US air and naval bases, while the other was accused of stealing joint exercise data and leadership information.

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Two former Chinese soldiers have been indicted in Pyeongtaek for leaking secrets from the Korean military and US Forces Korea. One suspect allegedly wiretapped major Korean and US air and naval bases 13 times between March 2024 and August this year and smuggled 13.9 terabytes of intercepted data to China. The other allegedly stole Korea-US joint exercise data and leadership information 12 times, recruited a civilian worker and soldiers at Camp Humphreys, and photographed weapons movements there.

Key Facts

The Pyeongtaek branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office said the wiretapping suspect is a man in his 60s who served about 40 years in a PLA eavesdropping unit.
The second suspect is a 45-year-old former PLA special forces member.
The former special forces member ran a military supply shop near Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek from November 2021 to May this year.
He is accused of recruiting a civilian worker and soldiers at Camp Humphreys while operating the shop.
He also allegedly photographed weapons movements inside Camp Humphreys using his mobile phone.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 29, 2026 4:48 pm KST

Apache helicopters are seen on standby at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, during the UFS Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, Aug. 17. Yonhap

PYEONGTAEK — Two former Chinese soldiers have been indicted on charges of leaking secrets from the Korean military and the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), legal sources said Tuesday.

One of the suspects was charged with wiretapping communications at major Korean and U.S. air and naval bases 13 times between March 2024 and August this year, according to the Pyeongtaek branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office.

The 60-something operative, who had served for about 40 years at an eavesdropping unit in China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), is accused of collecting 13.9 terabytes of intercepted data and smuggling it to China.

The other suspect, a 45-year-old former member of the PLA's special forces unit, faces charges of stealing Korea-U.S. joint military exercise data and leadership information on 12 occasions.

The former special forces member was found to have recruited a civilian worker and soldiers working at Camp Humphreys while running a military supply shop near the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek, some 50 kilometers south of Seoul, from November 2021 to May this year.

The suspect is also accused of photographing weapons movements inside Camp Humphreys using his mobile phone.

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