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Amnesty condemns South Korea for jailing man who wrote poem in praise of North
The Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang, North Korea.
[Micha Brandli / Creative Commons]
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has joined condemnation of South Korea for jailing a man for 14 months — for writing a poem praising North Korea.
The liberal charity spoke out after a court sentenced Lee Yoon Seop on Monday. He has previously served a 10-month sentence for praising North Korea.
The sentence belies South Korea’s presentation of itself as a beacon of individual freedoms contrasting to its northern neighbour.
