ROK police refer activist to prosecutors for launching balloons into North Korea



News ROK police refer activist to prosecutors for launching balloons into North Korea Local authorities allege Park Sang-hak violated aviation safety law by releasing balloons carrying anti-regime leaflets Joon Ha Park November 12, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Park Sang-hak launches anti-DPRK poster and leaflets via balloons in early June 2024 \| Image: Fighters for a Free North Korea Local South Korean authorities escalated their crackdown on anti-regime leafleting into North Korea on Tuesday, referring a prominent defector-activist to prosecutors for allegedly violating the country’s Aviation Safety Act. The Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency told NK News that it referred Park Sang-hak, head of Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), without detention for launching balloons carrying anti-DPRK leaflets northward earlier this year. Local South Korean authorities escalated their crackdown on anti-regime leafleting into North Korea on Tuesday, referring a prominent defector-activist to prosecutors for allegedly violating the country’s Aviation Safety Act. The Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency told NK News that it referred Park Sang-hak, head of Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), without detention for launching balloons carrying anti-DPRK leaflets northward earlier this year. 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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ROK police refer activist to prosecutors for launching balloons into North Korea

Local authorities allege Park Sang-hak violated aviation safety law by releasing balloons carrying anti-regime leaflets

Joon Ha Park November 12, 2024

ROK police refer activist to prosecutors for launching balloons into North Korea

Park Sang-hak launches anti-DPRK poster and leaflets via balloons in early June 2024 | Image: Fighters for a Free North Korea

Local South Korean authorities escalated their crackdown on anti-regime leafleting into North Korea on Tuesday, referring a prominent defector-activist to prosecutors for allegedly violating the country’s Aviation Safety Act.

The Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency told NK News that it referred Park Sang-hak, head of Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), without detention for launching balloons carrying anti-DPRK leaflets northward earlier this year.

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