The scandal began with an account, obtained by a South Korean media outlet, containing a list of more than 1,200 defectors’ names, account numbers and how much they’d been paid.
They had been mobilized to a series of rallies by conservative organizations, participating in return for money.
The scandal began with an account, obtained by a South Korean media outlet, containing a list of more than 1,200 defectors’ names, account numbers and how much they’d been paid.
They had been mobilized to a series of rallies by conservative organizations, participating in return for money.
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