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Anchor: A U.S. congressional commission is set to convene a hearing to review a contentious new law that authorizes criminal charges against activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border into North Korea. Seoul reiterated its position that protecting the lives and safety of border area residents should be prioritized over freedom of expression.
Choi You Sun reports.
Report: The bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. Congress is expected to hold a hearing on the South Korean National Assembly's recent passage of a bill that bans anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns.
Citing a Republican Party representative on Friday, Voice of America(VOA) said the hearing is expected to be held when the new congressional session begins next month.