Activist claims he flew Yoon Suk-yeol posters, million leaflets to North Korea



News Activist claims he flew Yoon Suk-yeol posters, million leaflets to North Korea Park Sang-hak says he flew 20 balloons with anti-DPRK propaganda across border, a likely violation of anti-leaflet law Jeongmin Kim April 28, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Park claims to have launched 20 balloons, some with Yoon Suk-yeol’s face on them, carrying million anti-DPRK leaflets \| Image: Park Sang-hak of Fighters for Free North Korea Park Sang-hak, a high-profile defector-activist, claimed on Thursday that he flew around 1 million anti-DPRK leaflets with president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s face on them in the direction of North Korea earlier this week, the latest challenge to a controversial law that bans such activities. Park is currently standing trial for charges of launching such balloons with anti-regime leaflets and U.S. dollar bills across the Demilitarized Zone towards the DPRK a year ago in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces of South Korea, after Seoul passed an anti-leafleting law in late 2020. Park Sang-hak, a high-profile defector-activist, claimed on Thursday that he flew around 1 million anti-DPRK leaflets with president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s face on them in the direction of North Korea earlier this week, the latest challenge to a controversial law that bans such activities. Park is currently standing trial for charges of launching such balloons with anti-regime leaflets and U.S. dollar bills across the Demilitarized Zone towards the DPRK a year ago in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces of South Korea, after Seoul passed an anti-leafleting law in late 2020. 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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Activist claims he flew Yoon Suk-yeol posters, million leaflets to North Korea

Park Sang-hak says he flew 20 balloons with anti-DPRK propaganda across border, a likely violation of anti-leaflet law

Jeongmin Kim April 28, 2022

Activist claims he flew Yoon Suk-yeol posters, million leaflets to North Korea

Park claims to have launched 20 balloons, some with Yoon Suk-yeol’s face on them, carrying million anti-DPRK leaflets | Image: Park Sang-hak of Fighters for Free North Korea

Park Sang-hak, a high-profile defector-activist, claimed on Thursday that he flew around 1 million anti-DPRK leaflets with president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s face on them in the direction of North Korea earlier this week, the latest challenge to a controversial law that bans such activities.

Park is currently standing trial for charges of launching such balloons with anti-regime leaflets and U.S. dollar bills across the Demilitarized Zone towards the DPRK a year ago in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces of South Korea, after Seoul passed an anti-leafleting law in late 2020.

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