Plot twist meets politics 🌐: Two former staffers from ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Yongsan presidential office are in hot water after reports of a drone flight into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Yonhap News Agency says these 30-something entrepreneurs-turned-suspects are now under investigation by a joint military-police team.
Here’s the buzz ✨:
- One suspect engineered the DIY drone
- The other allegedly flew it on January 4 along the Ryesong River border to test radiation and heavy-metal levels near a uranium facility
- They co-founded a drone startup in 2024
Earlier this month, the Korean Central News Agency in the DPRK accused the Republic of Korea (ROK) of violating its airspace by flying a drone on January 4. Now, police are digging into the motive and whether the duo colluded to orchestrate this high-flying mission.
Is this citizen science gone rogue or the next chapter in ROK-DPRK tensions? As the probe unfolds, we’ll be watching how this mystery lands. 🚁✨
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Yonhap: Ex-Yoon staffers under probe over alleged DPRK drone flight
cgtn.com
