Korea will enact strict laws to punish the dissemination of advertisements that defame Chinese students and citizens!
President Lee Jae-myung recently emphasized at a State Council meeting that actions involving racial discrimination banners targeting specific countries must be curbed. The Ministry of Public Security plans to formulate standards and guidelines for determining whether they contain discriminatory content within this month and release them for implementation.
"Guidelines are being developed to allow local self-governing bodies to determine which expressions may infringe on rights."
According to the 2022 revised Outdoor Advertising Act, banners posted by political parties differ from ordinary banners, and can be reported to local self-governing bodies, or can be set up without prior permission and不受地点限制地设置 (without restrictions on location).
The original intent of the law was to safeguard the freedom of political activities, allowing free setting, but some banners posted under the name of political parties contain false facts or incite attacks against specific countries or races.
Recently, right-wing extremist groups in South Korea have continuously hung banners that have caused controversy, with content including "Students from a certain country are 100% potential spies," and "Citizens from a certain country entering without a visa is not tourism, but occupation!"
South Korea will hold local elections in June next year, and such acts are more likely to occur again. Therefore, President Lee Jae-myung requested the development of countermeasures at a State Council meeting on the 11th.
Minister of Public Security Yoon Ho-jong stated: "Banners of political parties are not only allowed under the Outdoor Advertising Act, but also under the Political Parties Act, so it seems necessary to amend the law."
There is no complete legal basis for regulating the content of banners. The Outdoor Advertising Act actually has provisions regulating the content of banners, but the standards are vague, making it difficult for local self-governing bodies to determine whether they should be removed. Therefore, the Ministry of Public Security is preparing to develop specific guidelines to help local self-governing bodies make judgments.
In addition, the National Assembly has proposed a bill to restrict political party banners, stipulating that banners that destroy the reputation of specific individuals or groups using false facts can be removed.
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