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South Korean Man Given Suspended Sentence For Retweeting NK Propaganda

Posted by Unknown on from the don't-talk-about-it dept.

tukang writes "Park Jung-geun, 24, of South Korea has been given a 10 month suspended prison sentence for violating the country's National Security Law, which prohibits 'praising, encouraging or propagandizing' North Korea, by retweeting over 100 North Korean propaganda posts."

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  1. I'm curious... by ctk76 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm genuinely curious. What would happen in the US if I tweet messages praising Al-Qaeda and retweeted their propaganda and warnings about terrorism?

  2. Re:actions reveal reality by HungWeiLo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You ain't kidding about the overreach of corporations in SK. It's as close to a real-life Omni Consumer Products as it's going to get.

    In Korea, it's possible to leave from your Samsung-constructed apartment complex using the Samsung-constructed elevator, and get into your Samsung-built car to drive to a Samsung-owned eatery before going to work in a Samsung subsidiary.

    --
    There are a huge number of yeast infections in this county. Probably because we're downriver from the bread factory.