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S Korea opens probe against ex-spy chiefs over N Korea cases

North Korean defectors stage a rally denouncing the deportation of North Korean fishermen in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, on November 12, 2019 [File: Ahn Young-joon/ AP}

Prosecutors in South Korea have launched investigations into the conduct of two former spy chiefs who have been accused of abuse of power in cases linked to North Korea during the administration of former President Moon Jae-in.

The announcement on Thursday came a day after the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) filed criminal complaints against the agency’s former directors, Park Jie-won and Suh Hoon.

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