Border area officials visit defector's house, ban fueling of anti-DPRK balloons



News Border area officials visit defector’s house, ban fueling of anti-DPRK balloons Incheon also said it reached out to four NGOs to warn against sending anti-regime leaflets or rice bottles North Jeongmin Kim June 17, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Gyeonggi Province Officials from South Korea's Gyeonggi Province visited the house of a North Korean defector-activist on Wednesday and alerted him of a new administrative order banning high-pressure gas normally used to fuel balloon launches. The administrative order — which is Gyeonggi Province’s first case of formally prohibiting activists from sending propaganda leaflets to North Korea — also includes an entry ban into several designated “danger zones” and the total prohibition on the preparation, transportation and scattering of leaflets in the area. Officials from South Korea's Gyeonggi Province visited the house of a North Korean defector-activist on Wednesday and alerted him of a new administrative order banning high-pressure gas normally used to fuel balloon launches. The administrative order — which is Gyeonggi Province’s first case of formally prohibiting activists from sending propaganda leaflets to North Korea — also includes an entry ban into several designated “danger zones” and the total prohibition on the preparation, transportation and scattering of leaflets in the area. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © 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 Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Border area officials visit defector’s house, ban fueling of anti-DPRK balloons

Incheon also said it reached out to four NGOs to warn against sending anti-regime leaflets or rice bottles North

Jeongmin Kim June 17, 2020

Border area officials visit defector’s house, ban fueling of anti-DPRK balloons

Gyeonggi Province

Officials from South Korea's Gyeonggi Province visited the house of a North Korean defector-activist on Wednesday and alerted him of a new administrative order banning high-pressure gas normally used to fuel balloon launches.

The administrative order — which is Gyeonggi Province’s first case of formally prohibiting activists from sending propaganda leaflets to North Korea — also includes an entry ban into several designated “danger zones” and the total prohibition on the preparation, transportation and scattering of leaflets in the area.

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