Won Sei-hoon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Won.
Korean name
Hangul 원세훈
Hanja 元世勳
Revised Romanization Won Se-hun
McCune–Reischauer Wŏn Sehun
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Won Sei-hoon (born January 31, 1951) was the NIS chief of South Korea. He was indicted in June 2013 for attempted interference in the 2012 South Korean presidential election by allegedly ordering an online misinformation campaign against opposition candidates.[1] On January 22, 2014 he was found guilty for graft. He got a 2-year jail term and a fine of some 160 million won.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Associated Press South Korea's ex spy chief indicted in election scandal
  2. ↑ Former spymaster gets 2-year jail term for graft . Yonhap, January 22, 2014.

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