US Continues Espionage against DPRK

The United States conducted over 140 cases of aerial espionage against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in May with strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes involved in various missions, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

The Agency quoted the DPRK military sources as saying that over 30 espionage flights were made by U-2 and RC-135 strategic reconnaissance planes.

RC-12 and RC-7B tactical reconnaissance planes, EH-60 electronic warfare helicopters, P-3 patrol planes and EP-3 special operation planes were also involved in the espionage on front-line and coastal areas and major objects of the DPRK.

Meanwhile, the US frantically staged anti-DPRK war exercises in the sky above South Korea.

On May 29, more than 80 fighter-bombers and assault planes of the US air force in South Korea conducted ground strike, aerial attack and support-to-front exercises targeted on the DPRK.

On May 25 and 26, over 150 fighter planes belonging to the US army, naval and air forces staged air targeting, close air support and strike-ground-target exercises aimed to make a surprise attack on the strategic objects in the northern half of Korea.

Korean-Americans to Hunt S.Korean Fugitives

Seoul and Washington have agreed to employ Korean-American investigators to trace South Korean criminals hiding in the United States, the South Korean Justice Ministry said Friday.

The agreement was reached at a meeting between South Korean Justice Minister Choi Kyung-won and his United States counterpart John Ashcroft Thursday in the Hague, Holland where they are attending an international anti-corruption meeting.

Under the agreement, the US Justice Department will designate a prosecutor in charge of crimes involving South Koreans and hire Korean-American investigators to trace the whereabouts of South Korean fugitives hiding in the United States.

South Korea and the United States signed criminal extradition treaty in early 1999 and it was effective from December of that year.






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