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Korean-American Robert Kim (whose Korean name is Kim Jae-gon), currently in prison at Allenwood Federal Prison in Pennsylvania on charges of espionage, has sent a letter to Korea containing intimate thoughts on his seven years behind bars.
On Friday, Kim is to move from Allenwood to Winchester Federal Prison, Virginia, to serve out the remaining six months of his sentence.
In the letter, he wrote, ¡°2004, the year in which I will be released from prison, will be the year in which Act 2 of my life begins. I will work hard to ensure that the second act of my life finishes well and the closing act can end as a beautiful and worthy one.¡±
He said, ¡°During my time in prison, the philosophy I have learned is that all forms of justice do not appear as justice to certain people, and in the worst case, it can become treason.¡±
¡°The temperament of our people is a kind one, and we are a modest people who know how to be conciliatory,¡± he wrote. ¡°I hope that everyone rediscovers his or her modesty, honesty, humility, and generosity, and finds themselves able to serve society while sacrificing for it.¡±
In September 1996, Kim, who was then a computer analyst for U.S. Naval Intelligence, was arrested on charges of handing over about 50 classified pieces of military intelligence, including intelligence on North Korea, to the South Korean government. He was sentenced to nine years in prison, and has been serving his sentence.
(Jan Jun-seong peace@chosun.com )
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