INTERVIEW Anti-leaflet law, clear violation of UN treaty, must be revoked: rights expert
Activists fly balloons bearing the message, “Kim Jong-un is the enemy of the people,” in Paju near the inter-Korean border, in this June 4, 2020, file photo. South Korea's anti-leaflet law that bans sending anti-regime leaflets across the inter-Korean border is a clear violation of a United Nations treaty and it must be revoked, according to an international human rights advocate. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukYoon urged to learn from Moon's policy that served to 'just embolden' North KoreaBy Jung Min-hoPhil RobertsonSouth Korea's anti-leaflet law that bans sending anti-regime leaflets across the inter-Korean border is a clear violation of a United Nations treaty and it must be revoked, according to an international human rights advocate. Under the law, enacted in 2020 during the previous Moon Jae-in administration after North Korea threatened retaliation over the sending of such leaflets into its territory, violators could face up to three years in prison. Park Sang-hak, the head of a group known for launching balloons with human rights and pro-democracy messages into
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