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Police support charges against man who said South Korea should accept North Korean invasion

South Korean police have recommended prosecutors charge an activist with pro-North Korean remarks and contact with a pro-Korean organization in Japan, reportedly saying Seoul should back down if Pyongyang starts a war to unify the peninsula.

The police’s referral of Kim Gwang-soo’s case to prosecutors came amid warnings from the United States that South Korea’s crackdown on activists who violate the National Security Act (NSA) restricts freedom of speech and expression.

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