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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Hyonhee Shin

Ex-South Korean official arrested over case of man slain by North Korea

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon talks to reporters after meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

A former South Korean national security advisor was arrested on Saturday over his suspected manipulation of a 2020 case where a fisheries official was killed at sea by North Korean troops.

The murder case has sparked controversy as the family of the official, Lee Dae-jun, refuted claims by the administration of former President Moon Jae-in that he sought to defect to the North due to gambling debts, mental health issues and an unhappy life.

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