＜Inside N. Korea＞ 22-Year-Old Man Jumps to his Death Following Arrest For Watching Foreign Film, Leading Bereaved Family to Rise in Protest
2020.08.31
(Photo) A police officer stands at a checkpoint. Photographed in South Pyongan Province in January 2011 by Kim Dong-cheol (ASIAPRESS)
◆ Conducting house-to-house investigations without a warrant
In North Korea, copies of dramas and movies from abroad, including South Korea, are regarded as
“impure goods” and are strictly banned from being sold or viewed. Last year, a crackdown on foreign media was tightened and random searches of neighborhoods were conducted without warrants, leading to many arrests around the country. Police officials would blatantly demand bribes from those caught in violation of the law and residents became deeply dissatisfied with the situation.