Ex-spy master appeals conviction of election meddling
Social affairsFeb 12, 2015
A former spy chief convicted of intervening in the 2012 presidential election filed an appeal with the country's top court against the ruling on Thursday, his lawyer said.Overturning a lower court ruling, the Seoul High Court sentenced Won Sei-hoon to three years in prison for willfully neglecting online posts made by his subordinates that slandered the opponents of President Park Geun-hye, a then presidential candidate, in the run-up to the election.Won headed the state intelligence agency from