"Now openly calling for Long Live Kim Il-sung"… Former lawmaker Kim Jin-tae expresses serious concerns over 'Constitution and National Security Law violations'

Controversy Over Prohibited Expression: Sales Halted for Kim Il-sung Memoir 'With the Century'... Police Investigation Underway

Twitter capture of Kim Jin-tae, Chairman of the Chuncheon City Party Members' Council of the People Power Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Recently, Kim Jin-tae, Chairman of the People Power Party's Chuncheon City Party Member Council, compared the Kim Il-sung memoir 'With the Century,' which sparked controversy over pro-North Korean content, to the Democratic Party by saying, "The book's title coincidentally matches the ruling party's name."

On the previous day (the 10th), Chairman Kim criticized major bookstores' sales activities on his SNS, stating, "Former President Chun Doo-hwan's memoir is facing trial over a few problematic lines, but a 100% fabricated pro-Kim Il-sung idolization textbook cannot be published in the Republic of Korea."

Currently, 'With the Century' has been suspended from new sales both online and offline due to injunction applications for 'sale and distribution prohibition' filed by organizations and individuals such as the Rule of Law and Liberal Democracy Solidarity (NPK), and the police are investigating the publishing company involved.

Chairman Kim also pointed out, "There is a malicious intent to send the National Security Act, which is already in a critical state, to its funeral home," adding, "They are trying to destroy our freedom under the name of freedom of publication."

He continued, "There is concern about a second 'Taebaek Mountain Range.' The novel that glorified communism sold 3.5 million copies. Now, with Kim Il-sung's memoir, they openly want to shout 'Long live Kim Il-sung,'" expressing serious concerns about violations of the Constitution and the National Security Act.

He further stated, "This was not the kind of country we had. Even ordinary people bear responsibility for the rise and fall of a nation," indirectly expressing his will for a regime change.

Meanwhile, 'Minjok Sarangbang Publishing,' which published 'With the Century' on the 1st of last month with Kim Il-sung as the author, has stirred controversy over factual distortion and legal violations as it is known to have directly translated the original text published by the North Korean Workers' Party publishing house.

The police have received a complaint regarding 'With the Century' and are investigating whether the publishing company violated the National Security Act and the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act during the publication and distribution process.

On the 27th of last month, the Seoul Western District Court held the first hearing on the injunction application to prohibit the sale and distribution of 'With the Century.'

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