Home > National > Defense

Seven foreigners caught illegally filming military facilities this year

Published: 09 Oct. 2025, 09:46

This photograph, provided by Ganghwa County in Incheon, west of Seoul, shows land in the county that had its designation as a military facility protection zone lifted. [GANGHWA COUNTY]

Seven foreigners have been caught illegally filming Korea's military facilities so far this year, according to government data Thursday.

Four were Chinese nationals and three were Taiwanese, according to National Police Agency data submitted to Rep. Yoo Yong-won of the People Power Party.

In March, two Chinese tourists were apprehended while taking photos of military planes at bases in Suwon, Pyeongtaek and Osan.

Then, on May 10, two Taiwanese nationals illegally entered Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek to photograph military aircraft and other equipment. They were later sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years.

Later the same month, a Taiwanese student was caught filming a National Intelligence Service facility with a mobile phone.

In August, police apprehended two Chinese nationals for illegally filming the Navy's Task Fleet Command headquarters at a naval base on the southern island of Jeju. They were found to possess videos taken inside the base.

Yonhap