U.S. Department of State’s Human Rights Report mentions the law against North Korean warfare
3 years imprisonment or a fine of 30 million won when caught spraying
Ministry of Foreign Affairs “No punishment for spraying in third countries… communicated with the US”
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In the’National Human Rights Report’ scheduled to be published by the U.S. Department of State on the 22nd, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs talks about the content that the amendment of the Inter-Korean Relations Development Act prohibiting the spread of warfare against North Korea suppresses the freedom of expression of civil society “We have made it clear (with the US) that this is the minimum necessary measure for protection.”
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office that day, saying, “The human rights report is an internal report of the United States and is not of a nature to communicate (with Korea).” .
He said, “After the Inter-Korean Relations Development Act is passed, U.S. human rights organizations, congressmen, and experts say,’The Inter-Korean Relations Development Act restricts freedom of expression.’ He said, “(The Ministry of Foreign Affairs) has been actively explaining the legislative purpose of the law to Congress and civic groups, including the US administration.”
He repeatedly stressed, “In relation to the limitation of expression, he explained and explained necessary measures for the safety of the Korean people, and when it comes to concerns about the scope of application, he explained that spraying in third countries is not applicable.”
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The ‘Amendment to the Inter-Korean Relations Development Act’, which was posted on the board, prohibits violations of the inter-Korean agreement, such as spreading leaflets and broadcasting loudspeakers to North Korea, in the area bordering North Korea. Do it. This was passed a plenary session of the National Assembly on December 14 last year under the leadership of pan-passport, and members of the People’s Power at that time were unable to vote on the bill, saying it was the’Kim Yeo-jeong Ha Myung Act’ that restricts freedom of expression.
Earlier, the Voice of the United States (VOA) published the ‘2020 Korean Human Rights Report’ published by the U.S. Department of State on the 20th (local time). It was reported that it was stated that the establishment of’Big Sam’ was canceled. The report also stated that “some human rights activists said that the government had restricted the activities of certain NGOs focusing on North Korea.”
In addition, the report reports that the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and the resulting North Korean border blockade exacerbated the human rights problem in North Korea and severely undermined the ability of foreigners in North Korea to monitor the internal situation. It also reported that the number of North Korean defectors decreased significantly as the movement of North Koreans was prohibited along with the blockade.
Furthermore, 23 crimes, including illegal or arbitrary killings and forced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detention, and political prisoners in North Korea, are listed in detail. Among them, North Korean defectors abducted at the border between North Korea and China, South Korean prisoners of war, and Japanese abductees were also included.
/ Reporter Kim Hye-rin [email protected]
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