NIS Arrests Jinbodang Jeju Provincial Chairman and Jeonnong Secretary-General
Allegations of Violating the National Security Act
[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] The National Intelligence Service arrested the chairman of the Progressive Party Jeju Provincial Committee and the secretary-general of the National Farmers' Federation on charges of violating the National Security Act.
According to the Progressive Party Jeju Provincial Committee on the 18th, the NIS forcibly took Chairman Park Hyun-woo of the provincial committee after presenting an arrest warrant following a standoff in the morning. Earlier, former secretary-general Ko Chang-geon of the National Farmers' Federation was arrested at Jeju International Airport on the same charges.
Last November and December, the NIS conducted searches of their residences and seized mobile phones, computers, and other items. The NIS alleges that they organized a pro-North Korean group centered in Jeju and praised the North Korean regime under its directives.
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Meanwhile, the Jeju Regional Countermeasures Committee to Defend Democracy Against Public Security Repression, composed of about 30 organizations in Jeju, held a press conference in the afternoon, criticizing, "The Yoon Seok-yeol administration is targeting progressive organizations as subjects of public security crackdowns, illegally disclosing alleged facts of suspects like a witch hunt, and conducting trials by public opinion."
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