Free speech should not get in the way of peace with North Korea, Gyeonggi Province governor and potential presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung declared Friday.

“Freedom of expression ought to be respected, but it cannot be prioritized over Korean people’s lives and achieving peace [on the Korean peninsula] — which are our constitutional values,” Lee posted to his personal Facebook page on Friday. 

The post also expressed support for the controversial “anti-leaflet” law that criminalized sending materials to the DPRK across the inter-Korean border.

“Illicit scattering of anti-DPRK leaflets goes against the agreements made between the leaders of the South and