North Korea executes 2 minors for watching, distributing Okay-dramas

Two youngsters in North Korea have been killed by a firing squad for watching and promoting films from neighbouring South Korea.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 6, 2022 11:16 IST

Consuming audiovisual content material from South Korea is a criminal offense, as per a brand new regulation handed by the North Korean authorities in December 2020 (File)

By India Today Web Desk: North Korea has executed two highschool college students for watching and extensively distributing South Korean drama exhibits amongst their buddies, a report stated. Viewing and distributing Okay-dramas is in battle with the nation’s regulation.

The youngsters had been executed for watching and distributing South Korean films in a uncommon show of punishment within the Kim Jong Un regime, reported Radio Free Asia, citing two sources who witnessed it.

The youngsters met at a highschool in Ryanggang Province in North Korea, which shares its border with China, in early October, the place they watched a number of Korean and American drama exhibits, The Independent reported, citing Korean media.

The youngsters had been introduced in entrance of the general public, sentenced to dying, and instantly shot down by the authorities at an airfield within the metropolis, the report stated.

According to the Korean regime, the “crimes” dedicated by the kids had been “evil,” and residents within the space had been pressured to observe the execution.

In 2020, North Korea rolled out the regulation governing ideological and cultural instruments and banned overseas info and affect in a crackdown aimed on the rising recognition of Korean exhibits and music.

South Korean exhibits are smuggled on flash drives and watched behind closed doorways in an effort to escape fines or, worse, imprisonment.

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Dec 6, 2022