Government: "Anti-North Korea Leaflets Cause Tension in Border Areas... Institutional Measures Under Review"

"Tangible Measures Needed to Fundamentally Resolve Tension-Provoking Actions"
"Consultation with Relevant Agencies" on June 25 North Korea Leaflet Distribution Notice

Yeosang-gi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, is giving a briefing on North Korean leaflets at the government Seoul office briefing room on the morning of the 4th.

North Korea has strongly condemned the leaflet distribution activities by North Korean defector groups and urged the government to take crackdown measures. In response, the Ministry of Unification announced on the 4th that it is reviewing institutional measures to prevent tensions in border areas caused by leaflet distribution.

Yeo Sang-gi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, said at a regular briefing held at the Government Seoul Office Building on the same day, "The government has paid close attention to cases where leaflet distribution has led to tensions in border areas and has taken several measures to stop the distribution," adding, "We are already reviewing effective institutional improvement plans that can fundamentally resolve tension-inducing activities in border areas."

Spokesperson Yeo emphasized again, "Most of the distributed leaflets are found in domestic areas, worsening the living conditions of local residents due to environmental pollution and waste collection burdens in border areas," and added, "Activities such as leaflet distribution, which pose risks to the lives and property of people in border areas, including South-North quarantine cooperation, must be stopped."

The institutional measure disclosed by the government is a plan to revise related laws. Spokesperson Yeo said, "There is a high possibility that the plan will be proposed as a government bill," but added, "Since it is currently under review, it is difficult to specify the form it will take at this stage." He also noted, "Various effective improvements are being considered."

Additionally, regarding the announcement by a North Korean defector group to distribute leaflets to North Korea at the end of June, the government expressed its intention to prepare countermeasures.

Spokesperson Yeo said, "It is difficult to predict how things will unfold in the future," but added, "We plan to consult with relevant agencies."

The defector group, Free Joseon Movement, has stated, "To mark the 70th anniversary of the June 25th War, we will once again distribute one million leaflets to North Korea." This group is the one that produced and distributed the leaflets directly pointed out by Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party, in her statement.

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