Spanish authorities: Group that raided North Korea embassy offered FBI intel

The Spanish government said that U.S. federal authorities were offered information obtained last month's North Korean embassy raid in Madrid. Court documents released by Jose de la Mata, a judge in Spain's highest court, showed that one of the participants in the Feb. 22 raid of the North Korean embassy in Madrid flew to the U.S. and offered the FBI all of the materials that were seized in the raid. The Spanish government, which has been investigating the case, has not said whether the FBI accepted the documents.

The court found that the self-proclaimed human rights group involved in the embassy raid was guilty of a multitude of crimes, including trespassing and burglary. The court says that Mexican, American, and South Korean nationals were involved in the raid. The group stole scores of documents, computers, servers, and data storage drives belonging to the North Korean government.

The judge says that the group who conducted the raid called themselves "members of an association or movement of human rights for the liberation of North Korea." Documents released by the courts said that the group pushed embassy officials to defect from North Korea and seek political asylum in Spain. The FBI said in a statement that that it would not comment on any potential ongoing investigations, but said “the FBI enjoys a strong working relationship with our Spanish law enforcement partners.” There have been no formal charges made by the Spanish government.

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