(Society)The organization of kidnappers in North Korea announced that it distributed leaflets to North Korea… Concern of conflict with the locals

(Anchor)
A group of abductees plan to distribute leaflets to North Korea this morning in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

The Gyeonggi provincial government is in a position to prevent the spread of the leaflets, but there are also planned rallies against nearby residents that are feared to lead to physical clashes.

There is a reporter at the scene. Reporter Yoon Woong Sung!

(Correspondent)
Yes, in front of the Korean War Memorial Hall.

(Anchor)
A group of kidnappers announced the distribution of leaflets to North Korea today, how is the site now?

(Correspondent)
Yes, as you can see behind me, the police have set up bus barriers around the square to prevent any collisions.

Police buses were deployed not only around the square, but also in the middle of a group press conference for the kidnappers and in the middle of a gathering area where opposition residents had gathered to prepare for a confrontation between the two sides.

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The preliminary congress will be held shortly, starting from 10 in the morning.

After the press conference, they plan to send leaflets and $1 bills together to North Korea.

The brochures included photographs, names and descriptions of high school students who were kidnapped by North Korean agents in the 1970s and of Japanese kidnapper Megumi Yokota.

At a time when military tensions with North Korea are rising, some say spraying leaflets at North Korea encourages North Korea, but the group is determined to continue this activity, saying North Korea should stop spraying trash balloons or broadcasting to the South.

On the other hand, more than 100 residents of the civil control line village in Paju plan to collect around 20 tractors to prevent the epidemic from spreading to North Korea.

Residents violently protest the collapse of daily life and livelihoods due to the heavy damage caused by spraying leaflets against the North, such as the increased noise intensity of loudspeakers in the South.

Gyeonggi Province also designated three cities and counties near the border, including Paju, as danger zones under the Disaster Safety Law and described the act of distributing leaflets to North Korea as a security threat to the province’s residents.

Gyeonggi Province has deployed more than 70 special judicial police officers in preparation for today’s rally.

He guarantees that the kidnappers will be reunited, but plans to stop immediately if balloon gas is injected into North Korea to distribute leaflets.

He also warned that if he continued distributing leaflets he could confiscate items and arrest existing criminals.

(Anchor)
I don’t want anyone to get hurt.

How do you plan to manage your security?

(Correspondent)
Yes, the police stationed a large-scale career here for fear of conflict.

The Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency deployed more than 1,000 police officers from its task force, transportation and information functions to today’s rally.

Buses carrying the experience of the task force arrived one after another before the event started, and dozens of vehicles, including buses, surrounded the rally area.

Police place buses between the kidnapped groups and the civilian control lines’ rally areas to prevent their physical contact.

He also emphasized that if they commit an illegal action, they will collect evidence and investigate strictly.

I’m YTN Yoon Woong-sung, at the Memorial Hall for those abducted in the Korean War.

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