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Activists on Monday pledged to float money across the North Korean border for the birthday of the reclusive nation's leader Kim Jong-il, in a show of defiance of the South Korean government. Choi Sung-yong, the president of activist group Family Assembly Abducted to North Korea, told reporters, "We plan to send leaflets bundled with 5,000 North Korean won bills around Feb. 16." Choi and Park Sang-hak, head of the Fighters for Free North Korea, showed reporters a pile of 5,000 North Korean won bills.
A government official said, "It is illegal to import North Korean currency without permission from the unification minister" and warned the government could ask police to investigate the activists on charges of violating the South-North Exchange and Cooperation Act.
President Lee Myung-bak in a recent TV debate came out against the regular dispatch of propaganda leaflets, saying, "I don't think it's a good idea to irritate North Korea with insignificant matters."
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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