'Leaflet Distribution to North Korea' Park Sang-hak Assaults and Abuses Reporters Visiting His Home

Sang-hak Park, Representative of the Free North Korea Movement Alliance / Photo by SBS on the 24th, captured from 'Morning Wide' screen

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Park Sang-hak, the head of the Free North Korea Movement Alliance, who has been distributing leaflets to North Korea, assaulted reporters who came to his residence, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to SBS 'Morning Wide' on the 24th, Park reportedly threw punches at the reporters who visited his home and threw bricks that were in the hallway.

At the time, the reporters had come to Park's residence to investigate the circumstances of the surprise leaflet distribution to North Korea and future plans.

Park protested by asking the reporters, "How did you come here?" and reportedly sprayed a gas gun he was carrying at the police officers who tried to stop the assault.

One of the reporters was diagnosed with a concussion requiring two weeks of treatment, and two others were seriously injured and received hospital treatment, with a total of four people reported to have been assaulted.

Meanwhile, Park has claimed responsibility for distributing leaflets to North Korea.

On the 23rd, Park issued a press release stating, "Six members distributed 500,000 leaflets titled 'The Truth of the 6.25 Atrocity,' 500 booklets titled 'The Country That Became a Real Dragon, Republic of Korea,' 2,000 one-dollar bills, and 1,000 SD cards in 20 large balloons from Deogeun-ri, Wollong-myeon, Paju-si between 11 PM and midnight on the 22nd."

He added, "The regular members who usually send the leaflets avoided the police, so general members did it in a hit-and-run manner, resulting in poor video and photo documentation," and "The leaflets were carried northward by the southern wind and reached North Korea well."

The Ministry of Unification announced on the 10th that it would file charges against the Free North Korea Movement Alliance and Keunsaem, led by Park's younger brother Park Jung-oh, for violating the Exchange and Cooperation Act. Additionally, the ministry has begun procedures to revoke the corporation establishment permit for this organization.

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