South Korean lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party on Friday proposed an amendment that would prohibit sending anti-regime leaflets to the North without prior approval from the unification minister.

In the proposal, the lawmakers noted the South Korean government is currently unable to formally prohibit flying anti-DPRK leaflets and items to the North.

“It has been pointed out the act of spreading items including leaflets can’t be prohibited,” the document explaining the background to the amendment reads, adding that laws restricting inter-Korean exchanges do not ban the sending of leaflets.

The Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act defines the term “taking out or bringing”