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Leniency expected for exiled scholar.
(From The Korea Herald)
By Kim Kyung-ho Intelligence and prosecution officials are leaning toward taking lenient measures against Song Du-yul, a South Korean-born scholar residing in Germany, as he has expressed an intention to observe the South Korean law, government sources said yesterday.
Song submitted a written statement to the intelligence agency Monday, in which he declared he is no longer a member of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party and would bear in mind the South Korean law in the future.
His statement was regarded by some officials as equivalent to a formal pledge to abide by the South Korean law, which is required to exempt those suspected of acting for Pyongyang from legal punishment.
While being questioned by intelligence officials last week, he admitted to joining the Workers' Party in 1973 when he launched a pro-democracy group in Germany to oppose the military-backed authoritarian government in Seoul.
The acknowledgement put Song, who returned home Sept. 22 after 37 years in exile, in clear violation of South Korea's strict National Security Law.
Officials at the National Intelligence Service, who interrogated him, are nearing ...
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