{"id":54493,"date":"2023-03-29T08:53:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T23:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=54493"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:51:57","slug":"north-korean-young-person-given-three-years-forced-labor-stealing-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-young-person-given-three-years-forced-labor-stealing-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korean young person given three years of forced labor for stealing computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A young person in Hamhung caught stealing a computer from a state agency was recently sentenced to three years of reform through labor, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn early March, a person in their 20s was brought before the Ministry of Social Security in Hamhung after being caught stealing a computer from a government agency. They were promptly sentenced on Mar. 18 to three years of reform through labor,\u201d a reporting partner in South Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Mar. 24, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the reporting partner, crime is widespread in Hamhung as people\u2019s living situations have continued to deteriorate this year due to food shortages. Some people have even brazenly broken into and stolen items from government agencies and businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities consider theft to be a serious social problem. In mid-February, the authorities <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-national-police-agency-orders-punishments-those-disturbing-public-order\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ordered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provincial police agencies across the country to take full control of the situation and harshly punish offenders involved in mob violence, robbery, and other kinds of crime that foster social unrest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith nothing to eat, people are constantly tightening their belts and going without. It\u2019s been like that for over three years, and now the majority of people are suffering from poverty and starvation. As a result, people are resorting to all kinds of methods, including theft, to avoid starving to death,\u201d the reporting partner said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in the face of widespread economic troubles, there is often nothing left to steal from personal homes. That has led many people to steal from government agencies and businesses, which has forced the government to increase the level of punishment handed down for thefts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The young person in Hamhung who was recently sentenced to three years for stealing a computer was \u201ccaught soon after the Ministry of Social Security order was passed down, so their harsh punishment was meant to serve as an example to others,\u201d the reporting partner explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe young person stole [the computer] because their family\u2019s poor financial circumstances made it difficult to know where their next meal would come from,\u201d the reporting partner said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBefore sentencing someone in their twenties to reform through labor, the government should stop to consider why someone in the best years of their life might have no choice but to steal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reporting partner added: \u201cThe number of people committing crimes to ensure their livelihoods have grown rampant recently, even more so than the Arduous March period. The state is doing nothing to address the situation besides harshly punishing offenders. If things continue this way, we might well find ourselves living in a world where people who are so hungry they can\u2019t think about anything else will have no qualms about committing murder.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Translated by Rose Adams. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of reporting partners who live inside North Korea. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20230324-5\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young person in Hamhung caught stealing a computer from a state agency was recently sentenced to three years of reform through labor, Daily NK has learned. \u201cIn early March, a person in their 20s was brought before the Ministry of Social Security in Hamhung after being caught stealing a computer from a government agency. 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