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A bill banning the spread of the war to North Korea in the border area was passed by the National Assembly last week led by the ruling party, and some critical voices came from the international community, including the United States. Government policy is to follow the implementation procedure as is. It will be decided at today’s cabinet meeting (22). Let’s find out by connecting with the press.
Reporter Park Ji-yoon, will take effect three months, right?
[기자]The government held a state council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun at the government building in Seoul this morning and voted on the ‘Ban Against the North Korean War Fumigation Law’, which prohibits the spread of the war to North Korea.
The amendment approved in the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 14th contained the content that spraying leaflets along the military demarcation line would result in a sentence of up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 30 million won.
When the revised bill is enacted, it will be implemented starting next March.
However, in the United States recently, the opposition continues to say: “The war ban against North Korea restricts freedom of expression.”
Republican Congressman Chris Smith, co-chair of the Congressional Human Rights Commission Tom Lantos, said he would hold a hearing.
Democratic Congressman Gerald Connally, Co-Speaker of the US Congress Chihanpa, urged our administration to review.
Secretary of State Stephen Vegan, who visited Korea on the 8th, is also known to have expressed his concerns.
In particular, the Biden administration attaches great importance to human rights in North Korea, which could become a variable in relations between the United States and Korea in the future.
Regarding this, the chairman of the Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yeon, expressed his regret and said: “Everyone must respect the decision of the Korean National Assembly.”
[앵커]If you look at the news of the coronavirus in Japan, while the Japanese government was hesitating, did the Japanese medical community declare an emergency, saying that this was not the case?
[기자]According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, at 8:30 p.m. yesterday, there were 1804 new cases of coronavirus.
As of Monday, this is the highest ever.
As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 201,000.
Consequently, the Japanese government temporarily suspended the encouraging domestic travel policy, ‘Go To Travel’, but is hesitant to issue an emergency.
Then the medical community, like the medical association, declared a “medical emergency.”
As the infection spreads further, he appealed that “in the future, not only will the crown be difficult, but other medical services will suffer as well.”
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