If confirmed, Park Sang-hak's action would be the first known violation of the law that punishes anti-Pyongyang leafleting with up to three years in prison or a fine of 30 million won . The law that took effect in March has invited criticism South Korea is sacrificing freedom of expression to improve ties with rival North Korea, which has repeatedly protested the leafleting.
"Though can handcuff and put me to a prison cell, they cannot stop with whatever threats or violence as long as the North Korean people waits for the letters of freedom, truth and hopes," said Park, a North Korean defector known for years of leafleting campaigns. The anti-leafleting legislation was passed in December by Parliament, where lawmakers supporting President Moon Jae-in's engagement policy on North Korea hold a three-fifths supermajority. It went into effect in March.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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