The technological secrets are worth $300 million, or 340 billion won, and leaks have long been monitored by the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the Korean equivalent of the CIA. The employee colluded with several other Samsung Display researchers who were convicted in 2021. He also worked for a Chinese company for a long time.
The former employee hid in China for several years. But he was eventually arrested on charges of revealing trade secrets under South Korean antitrust laws.
Source: Ferra
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