The South Korean government unjustly revoked the legal status of a North Korean defector activist group over its anti-regime leafleting, the Supreme Court has ruled, finding the government cannot prove that the group’s activities caused a “grave danger” to the lives and safety of residents in the area.
The previous Moon Jae-in administration determined that Freedom for North Korea (FFNK) escalated the risk of military conflict by sending hundreds of thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea between April and June 2020 and canceled its “establishment permission” — akin to an operational license.
The South Korean government unjustly revoked the legal status of a North Korean defector activist group over its anti-regime leafleting, the Supreme Court has ruled, finding the government cannot prove that the group’s activities caused a “grave danger” to the lives and safety of residents in the area.
The previous Moon Jae-in administration determined that Freedom for North Korea (FFNK) escalated the risk of military conflict by sending hundreds of thousands of anti-regime leaflets into North Korea between April and June 2020 and canceled its “establishment permission” — akin to an operational license.
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