ROK lawmakers seek to change abduction laws to avoid "conflict" with North



News ROK lawmakers seek to change abduction laws to avoid “conflict” with North Human rights organizations have raised concerns, filed opposition with UN officials Dagyum Ji \| Hamish Macdonald August 29, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON DSCN0134 by nknews_hq on 2016-07-03 11:42:40 Lawmakers from South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party are seeking amendments to language within two existing ROK laws relating to abductions by the DPRK in order to avoid “conflict” with North Korea, two bills filed by 12 assembly members show. The proposed amendments to the existing laws were filed on August 13 in Bills 14846 and 14847. The changes being sought would see the removal of any references to North Korean involvement in abductions as well as replacing the term “abductee” with the word “missing persons.” Amendments being proposed pertain to The Act on Finding the Truth of the Damage from North © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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ROK lawmakers seek to change abduction laws to avoid “conflict” with North

Human rights organizations have raised concerns, filed opposition with UN officials

Dagyum Ji | Hamish Macdonald August 29, 2018

ROK lawmakers seek to change abduction laws to avoid “conflict” with North

DSCN0134 by nknews_hq on 2016-07-03 11:42:40

Lawmakers from South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party are seeking amendments to language within two existing ROK laws relating to abductions by the DPRK in order to avoid “conflict” with North Korea, two bills filed by 12 assembly members show.

The proposed amendments to the existing laws were filed on August 13 in Bills 14846 and 14847.

The changes being sought would see the removal of any references to North Korean involvement in abductions as well as replacing the term “abductee” with the word “missing persons.”

Amendments being proposed pertain to The Act on Finding the Truth of the Damage from North

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Dagyum Ji

Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.

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Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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