South Korea's National Security Act, in force since December 1, 1948, criminalizes activities the government deems threatening to state security, including recognizing North Korea as a legitimate political entity, forming or joining organizations that advocate overthrowing the government, and distributing materials judged to benefit North Korea. It carried over provisions from Japan's colonial-era Peace Preservation Law, which had suppressed the Korean independence movement, and took its current form amid the early Cold War division of Korea. It remains one of the most contested laws in South Korea: rights groups have documented rising prosecutions under it and a series of wrongful convictions that led to government apologies and compensation, and repeated efforts to repeal or narrow it have failed.
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that entered force on December 1, 1948, under the government of
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that entered force on December 1, 1948
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Syngman Rhee
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South Korean law
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with the stated purpose of ensuring "the security of the State and the subsistence and freedom of nationals, by regulating any anticipated activities compromising the safety of the State."
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Act No. 10 of 1948
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in force amended
In Legal System: Law of South Korea, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The National Security Act is a South Korean law that entered force on December 1, 1948, under
In Group: Security and Public Order Acts Outside the United States, Introduction, sentence 1
The National Security Act is a South Korean law that entered force on December 1, 1948, under the government of Syngman Rhee, with the stated purpose of ensuring "the security of the State and the subsistence and freedom of nationals, by regulating any anticipated activities compromising the safety of the State." In 2004, legislators of the then-majority Uri Party attempted to annul the act but failed due to opposition from the Grand National Party.
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