North Korea expands list of crimes punishable by death: report

North Korea is expanding its List of crimes According to reports, the death penalty was possible.

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un According to Yonhap News Agency, the regime has expanded the list of crimes warranting the death penalty from 11 to 16 through revisions to the criminal law.

The new crimes that justify execution as punishment include: anti-state propaganda and agitation acts, illegal manufacture and unauthorized use of weapons are included in the new laws.

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According to a report by the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), the legal changes were codified through several amendments between May 2022 and December 2023.

The implementation of the death penalty in North Korea has long been a concern for human rights groups. The hermetic nature of the country makes it virtually impossible to obtain statistics on its use, but defectors have provided testimony about the frequency of harsh punishments.

In 2020, a law was passed punishing the consumption and distribution of South Korean media with the death penalty due to its “reactionary” and “counter-revolutionary” ties.

Other “reactionary” behavior that warrants punishment reportedly includes wearing foreign fashion such as white wedding dresses, blue jeans or sunglasses. Supposedly, colloquial terms from South Korea are also banned in written communication.

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In addition to the death penalty, there are other drastic punishments for what are considered anti-social behavior, including prison camps and forced re-education.

The tightening of the criminal code is intended to strengthen the Kim regime’s influence over the population through the continued monopolization of the market and the military.

earlier this month North Korea promised to refine its weapons development and strengthen its nuclear capabilities.

Kim Jong Un made the remarks at a state event marking the country’s 76th anniversary.

“The obvious conclusion is that the nuclear forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the means of properly using them to ensure the state’s right to security at all times should be more thoroughly perfected,” the dictator said.

“DPRK” is an abbreviation for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Kim Jong Un warned that increased US involvement in the region had forced the regime to do so strive for stronger weapons as a deterrent mechanism.

“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will steadily strengthen its nuclear forces capable of fully dealing with all threats imposed by its nuclear-armed rival states, and will redouble its measures and efforts to make all armed forces of the state, including nuclear forces, fully combat ready.” ” said the supreme leader.

The 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, the country’s unicameral legislative body, changed the state constitution decided last year to enshrine nuclear weapons as a fundamental principle.

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