Nine or potentially more South Koreans from a civic group are to be fined for making illegal contact with North Koreans in Shenyang, China, South Korea’s Unification Ministry (MoU) told NK News on Wednesday.
Under South Korean law, meetings with North Koreans by South Koreans which are not approved by the MoU – especially if the meeting is pre-planned and has a clear agenda – are punishable by a penalty of up to three million Korean won (US$2,673).
Nine or potentially more South Koreans from a civic group are to be fined for making illegal contact with North Koreans in Shenyang, China, South Korea’s Unification Ministry (MoU) told NK News on Wednesday.
Under South Korean law, meetings with North Koreans by South Koreans which are not approved by the MoU – especially if the meeting is pre-planned and has a clear agenda – are punishable by a penalty of up to three million Korean won (US$2,673).
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