South Korean police have recommended prosecutors charge an activist for making pro-North Korean statements and contacting a pro-DPRK organization in Japan, after he reportedly said Seoul should acquiesce if Pyongyang starts a war to unify the peninsula. 

The police’s referral of Kim Gwang-soo’s case to prosecutors comes as the U.S. has warned that South Korea’s crackdown on activists for violating the National Security Act (NSA) limits freedom of speech and expression.

The NSA is a Cold War-era law that stipulates punishments for supporting or praising North Korea. The law bans the spreading of North Korean content and also blocks access