North Korea Executes 2 Boys For Watching American, South Korean Films: Report

North Korea executed two highschool college students for watching South Korean and American films, a report stated. Viewing or distributing Korean dramas, popularly often known as Ok-dramas, is strictly forbidden in North Korea.

The 2 boys, 16 and 17, met in October at a faculty in North Korea’s Ryanggang Province and watched a number of South Korean and American drama reveals, the Unbiased reported.

The 2 teenagers had been executed in entrance of locals at an airfield within the metropolis, based on the Mirror. The incident befell in October, however the details about the killings emerged solely final week.

The federal government stated that the crimes dedicated by the 2 boys had been “evil”, therefore the horrified residents had been made to observe the execution.

Final 12 months, North Korea introduced an 11-day mourning to mark the demise anniversary of Kim Jong Un’s father Kim Jong Il. Throughout this era, residents weren’t allowed to snicker, store or drink.

In 2020, the federal government banned international data and affect as a part of its crackdown on Korean reveals which had been rising well-liked within the nation.

South Korean reveals are smuggled on flash drives and watched behind closed doorways with a view to escape fines, imprisonment, or worse, demise.