South Koreans who send anti-Kim leaflets to the North face 3 years in prison under new law

South Korea's parliament has passed a bill to ban the launching of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, a move that was condemned by rights activists as a violation of freedom of speech.

Flash Drives for Freedom distributes USB drives containing western and South Korean media to North Koreans.The amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act, confirmed on Monday, bars any scattering of printed materials, goods, money and other items of value across the heavily fortified frontier.

It also restricts loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts, which the South's military once championed as part of psychological warfare against the North until it withdrew the equipment following a 2018 inter-Korean summit. Any violation of the law, which will take effect in three months, is punishable by up to three years in prison or 30 million won in fines.

The change was approved despite filibuster efforts from opposition lawmakers to block the super-majority of the ruling party of President Moon Jae-in, who is keen to improve cross-border ties.

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