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December 22, 2024

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S. Korean sentenced to three years in prison for selling N. Korean software

Convicted ROK citizen said to have earned KRW107 billion in sales of DPRK-made programs

A South Korean man was last week sentenced to three years' imprisonment for selling North Korean software in the South, a Seoul Central District Court’s judge told NK News on Friday.

The man, who has been named as "Heo," was charged with violating South Korea's National Security Law at an appellate trial - the second trial of the case.

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