#South_Korea #Hankyoreh National Security Law again being used in communist witch hunts Opposition lawmaker summoned, not long after Korean American deported for pro-North Korea comments Article 7 of the National Security Law - the article that makes it illegal to praise or support North Korea - is once again being employed in communist witch hunts. Even though the UN has recommended that the article be revoked, it is emerging once more as a tool for suppressing the freedom of thought and expression, as can be seen in the case of a recent lecture. After first ordering the deportation of Korean-American Shin Eun-mi for speaking positively about trips to North Korea during a lecture, the prosecutors and the police summoned Lim Su-kyung, a lawmaker with the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, to come in for questioning on Jan. 15. Lim was briefly on stage during the lecture, which took place at Jogye Temple, Seoul, on Nov. 19, 2014. photo: Korean American Shin Eun-mi embraces supporters before leaving Incheon International Airport on a flight bound for Los Angeles, after the South Korean government ordered her deportation on grounds of her having violated the National Security Law with comments about North Korea made during a lecture, Jan. 10. Read More: english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/673382.html
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:30:54 +0000
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