Despite outcries, Seoul is set to pass a law that can jail North Korea activists



News Despite outcries, Seoul is set to pass a law that can jail North Korea activists Legal experts say the bill is vague, sweeping and potentially dangerous — and that it could lead to unjust crackdowns Won-Gi Jung December 9, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON "Sunset on Yeoido" by valeuf is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Update (Dec. 14, 2020 at 10:41 p.m. KST): South Korea's National Assembly passed the "anti-leaflet" law on the evening of Dec. 14 with 187 votes. Update (Dec. 14, 2020 at 10:41 p.m. KST): South Korea's National Assembly passed the "anti-leaflet" law on the evening of Dec. 14 with 187 votes. 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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Despite outcries, Seoul is set to pass a law that can jail North Korea activists

Legal experts say the bill is vague, sweeping and potentially dangerous — and that it could lead to unjust crackdowns

Won-Gi Jung December 9, 2020

Despite outcries, Seoul is set to pass a law that can jail North Korea activists

"Sunset on Yeoido" by valeuf is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Update (Dec. 14, 2020 at 10:41 p.m. KST): South Korea's National Assembly passed the "anti-leaflet" law on the evening of Dec. 14 with 187 votes.

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