Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister



News Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister Kwon Young-se criticizes law in opinion to Constitutional Court months after his own ministry warned it will enforce it Ifang Bremer November 10, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON High-profile defector activist Park Sang-hak holding what he claims to be balloons with COVID-19 aid in them towards North Korea, June 2022 \| Image: Park Sang-hak South Korea's "anti-leaflet law" that bans private groups from sending information or other items into North Korea is unconstitutional and limits freedom of expression, according to unification minister Kwon Young-se. Kwon made the assessment in an opinion submitted to South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, according to a copy of the opinion provided to NK News by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG). The court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the leafleting ban at the request of 27 civic groups, including TJWG. South Korea's "anti-leaflet law" that bans private groups from sending information or other items into North Korea is unconstitutional and limits freedom of expression, according to unification minister Kwon Young-se. Kwon made the assessment in an opinion submitted to South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, according to a copy of the opinion provided to NK News by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG). The court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the leafleting ban at the request of 27 civic groups, including TJWG. 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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Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister

Kwon Young-se criticizes law in opinion to Constitutional Court months after his own ministry warned it will enforce it

Ifang Bremer November 10, 2022

Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister

High-profile defector activist Park Sang-hak holding what he claims to be balloons with COVID-19 aid in them towards North Korea, June 2022 | Image: Park Sang-hak

South Korea's "anti-leaflet law" that bans private groups from sending information or other items into North Korea is unconstitutional and limits freedom of expression, according to unification minister Kwon Young-se.

Kwon made the assessment in an opinion submitted to South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, according to a copy of the opinion provided to NK News by the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG). The court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the leafleting ban at the request of 27 civic groups, including TJWG.

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