Full text: South Korea's new 'anti-leaflet' law, in English



News Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English NK Pro commissioned a full translation of the full proposed law change NK Pro December 13, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Photo by Taryn Elliott from Pexels A new South Korean bill banning leaflets and propaganda from being sent to North Korea has struck a nerve in the National Assembly, where a filibuster attempt is under-way to delay its adoption. The law, which has drawn widespread condemnation from human rights activists for its wide-reaching limitations, could see violators receive criminal sentences and fines of up to 30 million won ($27,200). But what do the proposed legal change require, exactly? The following is an NK Pro unofficial translation of the proposed changes: “A Partial Amendment to the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations“. Click the document below to download the full PDF translation, which is provided to NK Pro members for information purposes only: Human Security / Human Rights Inter-Korean © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge 02A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality 03Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records 04Likely Russian ship docks in North Korea’s Rason port for first time since May 05Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions 06North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data 07North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command 08North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials

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Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English

NK Pro commissioned a full translation of the full proposed law change

NK Pro December 13, 2020

Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English

Photo by Taryn Elliott from Pexels

A new South Korean bill banning leaflets and propaganda from being sent to North Korea has struck a nerve in the National Assembly, where a filibuster attempt is under-way to delay its adoption.

The law, which has drawn widespread condemnation from human rights activists for its wide-reaching limitations, could see violators receive criminal sentences and fines of up to 30 million won ($27,200).

But what do the proposed legal change require, exactly?

The following is an NK Pro unofficial translation of the proposed changes: “A Partial Amendment to the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations“.

Click the document below to download the full PDF translation, which is provided to NK Pro members for information purposes only: