Won Jeong-hwa

Won Jeong-hwa (born 1974) is a North Korean who was accused by South Korea of spying for the North and was sentenced to 5 years in prison in a court in Suwon on October 15, 2008.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Won.
Won Jeong-hwa
Born1974
Known forEspionage
Korean name
Hangul
원정화
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWon Jeong-hwa
McCune–ReischauerWŏn Chŏnghwa

Life in prison

Won attempted suicide in prison on December 23, 2008.[2]

References
  1. N Korea 'sex spy' jailed in South BBC News
  2. (in Japanese) 北の女スパイが自殺未遂　拘置所で Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Sankei Shinbun 2008.12.25


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