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3 unusual facts about National Security Act


Minjung

In 1974, Kim Chiha was sentenced to death for violating the National Security Act and instigating rebellion.

National Security Act

National Security Act of 1947, a United States law that established the Central Intelligence Agency

People's Revolutionary Party Incident

On December 27, 2005, the appeal to this case was accepted and on January 23, 2007 the District Court of Central Seoul found the defendants not guilty in regards to the accused violations of the Emergency Presidential Acts, National Security Act, preparation and conspiracy of civil war, and the Anti-communism law.


Human rights in South Korea

The National Security Act criminalizes speech in support of Communism or North Korea; though it is unevenly enforced and prosecutions decline every year, there are still over 100 such cases brought annually.


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