Kwon Seong-dong Leading 'Protection of National Security Law'... "North Korea is the Main Enemy, System Competition is Not Over"

Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party, is asking a question to Kim Ui-cheol, president of the Korean Broadcasting System, during the audit of the Korea Communications Commission held at the National Assembly on the 17th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party, raised his voice on the 19th, saying, "Attempts to undermine the National Security Act are occurring simultaneously," and "The National Security Act must be maintained."

On the same day, Kwon said through social networking services (SNS), "Despite the existence of the National Security Act, there were spies and Jusa-pa in the Republic of Korea. What would happen if even the National Security Act did not exist?"

Kwon pointed out that ▲ the Constitutional Court's public hearing on Article 7 of the National Security Act ▲ a press conference by 11 organizations urging the abolition of the National Security Act are "attempts to undermine the National Security Act," and emphasized, "We must firmly fight against attempts to undermine the National Security Act."

He said, "The left-wing forces cite freedom of thought and expression as the basis for their claim to abolish the National Security Act, but Marx, Lenin, and other communist-related books are already legally distributed in the market in Korean society," adding, "In other words, (Korean society) sufficiently guarantees freedom of thought and expression, and what is restricted through the National Security Act are ‘pro-North Korean expressions.’"

He further pointed out, "North Korea is the main enemy of the Republic of Korea and continues military provocations even at this moment. In such a situation, pro-North Korean expressions themselves pose a threat to national security."

Kwon also said, "It was the 1980s activist groups themselves who read pro-North Korean expressions, were incited, and became believers in the North Korean regime," and suggested the necessity of maintaining the National Security Act by stating, "North Korea possesses asymmetric power in the form of nuclear weapons. The regime competition is by no means over."

Kwon's remarks have drawn attention as they came amid the ruling party's next leadership candidates competing in a 'clarity contest.' Previously, Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, also criticized former President Moon Jae-in's remark of 'respecting Shin Young-bok,' saying, "(Shin) was a person who served a long prison term for violating the National Security Act and did not repent."

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