Man Held for Posting Slews of N.Korean Propaganda

Man Held for Posting Slews of N.Korean Propaganda

Police have arrested a man on charges of violating the National Security Law by posting some 3,000 pro-North Korean documents on the websites of 20 civic organizations. The man identified as Kim downloaded documents from pro-North Korean websites to which South Korea blocks access and uploaded them on the websites. He was arrested on July 10. Police say Kim himself posted 300 of the 3,000 documents and are reviewing some 2,000 seized CDs. But after Kim was arrested, more pro-North Korean documents were posted on the websites of some civic organizations with his ID, police said. Police are investigating whether Kim is part of a larger organization.
As president of a student organization at Korea University in 1997, Kim was arrested under the same law for leading rallies and promoting inter-Korean joint celebrations of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule organized by the banned Confederation of Korean Student Unions or Hanchongnyon.
Many of documents Kim posted call for action against the conservative opposition Grand National Party ahead of the presidential election. One closely echoes recent North Korean statements saying, “Pro-American, conservative forces including the Grand National Party are making desperate efforts to win the presidential election and take power. South Koreans must unite against conservative forces to shatter their dream of seizing power.”

(englishnews@chosun.com )