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Criminal Code Inciting Border Fears
 The North Korean authorities recently added five extra clauses to Article 60 of the country's criminal code, which pertains to attempts to overthrow the state. The additional clauses codify harsh punishments for acts including illicit communication with the outside world, which could in principle now incur the death penalty. The newly re-codified offenses include: ▲ Illegal phone contact with foreigners, including South Koreans; ▲ Viewing South Korean dramas or DVDs and listening to [foreign] radio broadcasts; ▲ Using or dealing in drugs; ▲ Transnational human and sex trafficking; and ▲ Aiding and abetting defectors and leaking state secrets. The last one wasn't already a crime? Or is doing both at the same time a new crime? Posted by: Squinty 2014-05-22 |
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