South Korea detains Korea-American woman for ‘anti-state’ comments

Shin Eun-mi, a Korean-American woman, has been barred from leaving South Korea for a 10-day period for refusing to cooperate with a police investigation.

She and Hwang Sun, the former deputy spokeswoman of the now-defunct Democratic Labor Party, are being investigated by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for allegedly making pro-North Korea comments during a series of talk shows.

Shin is the author of “Korean-American Ajumma Goes to North Korea” about her six visits to the secretive country.

South Korea’s National Security Law prohibits “anti-state” activities that promote North Korea’s political ideology.

The police said they sought the travel ban from the Ministry of Justice because Shin refused to answer their questions.

The travel ban will interfere with Shin’s reported plan to depart the country Friday.

Police raided Hwang’s home on Wednesday.

Source www.upi.com