A former employee of a General Motors Corp. unit killed himself amid a South Korean investigation into alleged technology leaks to a Russian automaker and prosecutors have arrested two other workers as part of the probe, officials said Thursday.
An official at Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office said two former GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. employees were arrested last week on charges of leaking key information on the firm’s popular "Lacetti" sedan before moving to a Korean branch of Russian automaker TagAZ.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity citing department policy, didn’t provide details. Yonhap news agency reported the leaks helped TagAZ develop its "C100" model sedan.
