Police Chief: "Swift and Thorough Investigation of Anti-North Korea Leaflet Distribution... Strict Handling"

Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong of the National Police Agency. / Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Police Chief Kim Chang-ryong has expressed a firm intention to respond strictly to the leaflet distribution to North Korea by a defector organization, which took place for the first time since the enforcement of the revised Act on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations (Anti-North Korea Leaflet Act).

According to the National Police Agency on the 2nd, Chief Kim instructed that "swift and thorough investigations will be conducted to strictly handle the case" regarding the distribution of leaflets to North Korea.

The Free North Korea Movement Alliance announced that from the 25th to the 29th of last month, they sent 500,000 leaflets, 500 booklets, and 5,000 US one-dollar bills to North Korea by dividing them among 10 large balloons twice in the areas of Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province adjacent to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

The Anti-North Korea Leaflet Act, which came into effect on the 30th of last month, stipulates that broadcasting with loudspeakers, posting visual materials, or distributing leaflets near the Military Demarcation Line can be punished by up to three years imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million won.

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