April 24, 2024
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Anti-N.Korea activist admits to damaging poster

Poem opposing free speech limits continues to spark controversy in South Korea

Park Sang-hak, head of Fighters for Free North Korea, and a defector activist who launched leaflets to the Northern side, admitted that he removed tore down a poster on a university campus for "praising" Kim Il Sung.

Park, who is currently studying at Korea University's graduate school of policy studies, said he damaged the poster and reported it to the local police for praising the North Korean national founder.

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