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South Korea rules in favor of lawyer who brought books home from North Korea

A South Korean lawyer was declared “innocent” after bringing DPRK newspapers and texts home for “research purposes”
Jeongmin Kim September 4, 2020
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South Korea rules in favor of lawyer who brought books home from North Korea
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A South Korean citizen accused of illegally bringing North Korean newspapers and books back home after a 2018 visit to Pyongyang was ultimately acquitted, Incheon District Court’s press office confirmed to NK News on Friday.

The criminal trial was held in late August, the court stated, but results were disclosed to journalists on Sept. 4.

The South Korean citizen, reportedly a 42-year-old lawyer, was indicted two years ago for allegedly purchasing four Rodong Sinmun editions and six North Korean books from a Pyongyang gift shop and bringing them into the South without prior government approval.

According to Yonhap News Agency

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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