SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) - A South Korean court sentenced an opposition member of parliament to 12 years in jail on Monday for plotting a pro-North Korea rebellion, drawing criticism from rights campaigners who said the government was stifling free speech.
Prosecutors said Lee Seok-ki from the small, left-wing United Progressive Party had gathered information on U.S. bases, communications and a power plant and said he had plotted an armed rebellion in support of North Korea.
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