{"id":48537,"date":"2021-05-25T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T02:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=48537"},"modified":"2021-05-26T10:52:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T01:52:39","slug":"wonsan-man-executed-illegally-selling-cds-usbs-south-korean-movies-dramas-music-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wonsan-man-executed-illegally-selling-cds-usbs-south-korean-movies-dramas-music-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonsan man executed for illegally selling CDs and USBs with S. Korean movies, dramas and music videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late April, North Korean authorities publicly executed a man living in Wonsan (Gangwon Province) who illegally sold CDs and USBs filled with South Korean movies, dramas, and music videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to a source in the province last Thursday, North Korean authorities executed the man after branding him an &#8220;anti-socialist element&#8221; in accordance with the &#8220;anti-reactionary thought law&#8221; implemented late last year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The man, surnamed Lee, worked as a chief engineer at the Wonsan Farming Management Commission. He was caught by his <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inminban <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(people\u2019s unit) leader\u2019s daughter while secretly selling storage devices loaded with South Korean films, music, and broadcasts organized by type and genre. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inminban<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leader\u2019s daughter reported him to the authorities, who arrested Lee shortly after.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Apr. 25, approximately forty days after his arrest, Lee was publicly executed in front of a crowd of five hundred people, which included Wonsan officials and their families, teachers, and university students. After forcing Lee\u2019s immediate family members to stand in the front row at the execution, the authorities killed Lee by firing squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/DSC00123-696x522-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/DSC00123-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/DSC00123-696x522-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/DSC00123-696x522-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/DSC00123-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/DSC00123-696x522-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USBs loaded with a mix of news, cultural, and civic content for distribution into North Korea. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis was the first execution in Gangwon Province for anti-socialist acts under the anti-reactionary thought law,\u201d according to a ruling released by the authorities. \u201cIn the past, [people like Lee] were sent to labor or re-education camps. It would be a grave error to believe that you will receive light punishment [for anti-socialist acts]. Such reactionary behavior helps people who are attempting to destroy our socialism. Reactionaries should not be allowed to live without fear in our society.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter the authorities recited the guilty verdict, the sound of twelve shots rang out. [Lee\u2019s] lifeless body was rolled into a straw sack and loaded into a box, and then taken somewhere,\u201d the source said. \u201cLee\u2019s wife, son, and daughter collapsed where they were standing in the front row of the execution area. While everyone watched, Ministry of State Security officials picked them up and loaded them into a cargo truck with barred windows for transport to a political prisoner camp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe family\u2019s neighbors burst into tears when they saw the four security guards picking up Lee\u2019s collapsed wife and throwing her [into the cargo van] like a piece of luggage, but they had to clamp their mouths shut and weep in silence for fear of being caught in the criminal act of having compassion for a reactionary,\u201d the source added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee reportedly confessed to his crimes before the execution, saying that he sold the CDs and USB sticks containing South Korean video content for between USD 5 USD and USD 12 each. According to the source, the Ministry of State Security is searching for those who purchased the videos from Lee. The authorities arrested approximately twenty other merchants involved in the case and are currently conducting preliminary examinations for each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNowadays, if you are caught watching a South Korean video, you receive a sentence of either life in prison or death, so nobody knows who will be executed next,\u201d the source said. \u201cYou can receive a seven-year sentence just for not reporting someone [who watched or distributed South Korean media]. The entire population is shaking with fear.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by S &amp; J<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20210520-10\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In late April, North Korean authorities publicly executed a man living in Wonsan (Gangwon Province) who illegally sold CDs and USBs filled with South Korean movies, dramas, and music videos. 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