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Two years later, spy charges against French man with DPRK ties remain unclear

Nov. 2020 marks two years since Benoît Quennedey, a French civil servant, was arrested for espionage

This month marks two years since Benoît Quennedey, a senior civil servant in the French Senate, was arrested for allegedly committing treason by giving Pyongyang sensitive information.

Also president of the French-Korean Friendship Association, Quennedey was booked in Nov. 2018 and hasn’t been heard from much since. 

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