Won Sei-hoon

Won Sei-hoon (born January 31, 1951) is a former South Korean public servant. Born in Yeongju, he obtained a Masters in Urban Administration from Hanyang University. In 2009, he was appointed the 10th Director of the National Intelligence Service.[1] He was indicted in June 2013 for attempted interference in the 2012 South Korean presidential election by allegedly ordering an online misinformation campaign against opposition candidates.[2] On January 22, 2014 he was found guilty for graft. He got a 2-year jail term and a fine of some 160 million won.[3] In 2015, the Supreme Court returned to a lower court this ruling.[4] On 30 August 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Seoul High Court.[5]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Won.
Korean name
Hangul
원세훈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWon Se-hun
McCune–ReischauerWŏn Sehun

References
  1. http://hyundongsani.tistory.com/282. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Associated Press South Korea's ex spy chief indicted in election scandal
  3. Former spymaster gets 2-year jail term for graft . Yonhap, January 22, 2014.
  4. "Opposition lawmaker acquitted of perjury charges in election meddling case". Yonhap News Agency. 26 August 2014.
  5. "Former South Korean spy chief jailed over election scandal". Anadolu Agency. 30 August 2017.


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