An modification to the Act on the Efficiency of Duties by Police Officers passes throughout a plenary session on the Nationwide Meeting, which might give police authorized authority to dam makes an attempt to ship anti-Pyongyang leaflets close to border areas, Seoul, Sunday. Yonhap
The Nationwide Meeting handed Sunday a invoice led by the ruling Democratic Social gathering of Korea (DPK) that will give police authorized authority to dam makes an attempt to ship anti-Pyongyang leaflets close to border areas.
The modification to the Act on the Efficiency of Duties by Police Officers permits police to intervene within the launch of leaflets close to the inter-Korean border, aiming to stop actions that might heighten tensions between the 2 Koreas.
The invoice was handed at a plenary session, shortly after the principle opposition Individuals Energy Social gathering (PPP)’s filibuster ended via a vote 24 hours after it started.
The DPK has argued that the laws is important to guard the protection of border residents and to assist cut back army tensions, whereas the PPP opposed the invoice, saying it infringes on freedom of expression.
The transfer follows the latest passage of a revision to the Aviation Security Act, which bans the operation of unmanned aerial autos in restricted areas, successfully blocking using drones to distribute leaflets towards the North.
The laws comes as the federal government seeks to ease army tensions alongside the border underneath President Lee Jae Myung’s pledge to enhance inter-Korean relations and resume dialogue with Pyongyang.
In South Korea, teams led by North Korean defectors have lengthy despatched balloons carrying leaflets criticizing the Pyongyang regime throughout the border, which repeatedly fueled tensions between the 2 Koreas.
In 2023, the Constitutional Courtroom dominated {that a} earlier authorities ban on launching the leaflets violated freedom of expression, discovering that provisions of the Inter-Korean Relations Growth Act imposed extreme restrictions on the fitting.
