Bernard Favre d'Echallens

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Bernard Favre d'Echallens (born in 1950) is a French businessman. He has been in Korea since 2000 as President and CEO of Thales Korea, the local Korean subsidiary of the international defense and commercial electronics group. On March 21, 2006[1][2], he was arrested and charged by a judge in Seoul of spying Korean military secrets with two counts of obtaining classified documents concerning radar equipment for the South Korean Navy. He was facing 15 years in prison during a trial which started in April 2006.[3]

The French businessman was held in Daejeon, a provincial city 160 kilometres south of Seoul.

A South Korean court dismissed charges on May 16, 2006. The Frenchman was acquitted at his trial in the central city of Daejon; a prosecution official in Daejon said they will appeal against the decision.[4]

He was also at the time of his arrest the Treasurer of the French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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  1. ^ Frenchman faces trial next month over SKorean military documents. Channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
  2. ^ Thales man arrested for spying. BBC News Online. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
  3. ^ Businessman Denies Stealing S. Korean Military Secrets. DefenseNews.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
  4. ^ Thales Official Found Not Guilty of Stealing Military Secrets. DefenseNews.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.