Representative Park Sang-hak of 'Anti-North Korea Leaflet' Distribution Submits Waiver of Personal Protection

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Park Sang-hak, the head of the Free North Korea Movement Alliance, who has been under police protection, has requested the termination of his protection.

On the 9th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced that Park submitted a letter of waiver for his protection.

In the letter, Park stated, "I have been under police protection for the past 12 years due to threats of assassination terrorism from North Korea, but currently, the Moon Jae-in administration is conducting special surveillance disguised as protection, aimed at hindering and monitoring my North Korean human rights activities rather than providing protection. Therefore, I earnestly appeal for the immediate cessation of police protection."

After receiving the letter, the police are currently reviewing whether to discontinue the protection measures.

A police official said, "While the subject's intention is important in deciding whether to continue protection, (Park) is not immediately released from protection because there is a terrorist threat as a citizen," adding, "We have informed him that 'he can apply to waive protection if he wishes,' but we have never forced him to write such a letter."

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