The following article is an opinion piece by Martin Weiser, an independent DPRK researcher and frequent contributor to NK Pro. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

South Korea’s constitutional court is currently deliberating whether parts of the National Security Act (NSA) are unconstitutional. Whatever the ruling, it’s clear that the law has impeded South Koreans’ right to know about their northern neighbors, and to a degree unacceptable for a democracy.

This blatant denial of the right to know is even more surprising as it is fully enshrined