Supreme Court Confirms Suspended Sentences for Former Executives of 6·15 Cheonghak Alliance
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Suspended prison sentences have been confirmed for former executives of the 6.15 Joint Declaration Practice Youth and Student Solidarity (Cheonghak Yeondae) who were prosecuted on charges of pro-North Korea activities.
The Supreme Court's 3rd Division (Presiding Justice Kim Jae-hyung) announced on the 29th that it upheld the lower court's guilty verdict in the final appeal trial of four former Cheonghak Yeondae executives, including Mr. A, who were indicted for violating the National Security Act.
Accordingly, former Cheonghak Yeondae standing representative Mr. A received a confirmed sentence of 3 years imprisonment with 4 years probation. Former executive committee chairman Mr. B was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with 3 years probation, and former executive committee members Mr. C and Mr. D were each sentenced to 1 year and 6 months imprisonment with 3 years probation.
They were charged with engaging in pro-North Korea activities by joining Cheonghak Yeondae from 2006 to 2010, holding discussions on military-first politics, organizing unification academic festivals, and promoting North Korea's military-first politics and the theory of a strong and prosperous nation.
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The first trial recognized most of the charges as guilty. Both the prosecution and the defendants appealed, claiming the sentencing was inappropriate, but the second trial dismissed all appeals.
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