Citizens have been compelled to look at their execution.
Koreaboo
Two eyewitnesses lately reported to the worldwide media that this 12 months North Korean authorities executed two youngsters for watching and circulating South Korean motion pictures and dramas.
According to studies, the estimated age of the victims have been 16 and 17. The execution came about at an airfield in Hyesan metropolis. Residents have been gathered on the runway in teams the place the 2 excessive schoolers have been introduced out and sentenced to demise. They have been instantly shot down by the firing squad because the common residents watched in horror.
A 3rd teenager was additionally executed for murdering his stepmother, which is against the law the North Korean authorities equated with watching South Korean reveals, as claimed by the witnesses.
They mentioned, ‘Those who watch or distribute South Korean movies and dramas, and those who disrupt social order by murdering other people, will not be forgiven and will be sentenced to the maximum penalty–death.
—A Hyesan city resident who shared the story with media
Though these types of executions are rare in the country, they are not completely obsolete. They are notoriously used by the government to scare citizens into obedient submission. The students were given death sentences nearly a week after authorities held public meetings to announce that the government would start strict crackdowns on crimes involving foreign media, especially South Korean media.
South Korean netizens were shocked and disgusted at the news, noting how the dream of the two countries reuniting is now unrealistic if there is so much hate for South’s tradition up North.
- ” And I guess you Jong Un himself listens to Korean singers and watches Korean dramas… how egocentric are you able to be as a dictator~.”
- “It’s sad that we’re the only divided country in the world. But this country antagonizes our country’s culture so much, reunification is impossible.”
- “Dramas that we watch while comfortably laying on the floor of our bedrooms is an act that North Koreans must put their lives on the line to do…’
- “A high schooler, still so young… 🤦🏻♀️ This is so crazy… no wonder people are defecting…”
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