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In August 2013, South Korea's spy agency, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), accused Lee Seok-ki, a lawmaker from the leftist Unified Progressive Party (UPP), of plotting to overthrow the country's government if war broke out with North Korea. He was alleged by NIS to have led a secret meeting in May 2013 of 130 members of his party aimed at attacking South Korean infrastructure if the heightened tensions between Koreas in the spring of 2013 had led to war.[1][2][3]
After further investigation, on 26 September 2013, South Korean prosecutors indicted Lee Seok-ki on charges that he was plotting a pro-North Korea rebellion to overthrow the government, saying his plan posed a "grave" national security threat.[4][5][6] On 17 February 2014, he was sentenced to 12 years of prison by a district court[7][8] although the sentence was reduced to 9 years by the Seoul High Court upon appeal,[9][10] which was upheld by South Korea’s Supreme Court.[11]
On 3 November 2014, following Lee's initial conviction, the government of President Park Geun-hye asked the Constitutional Court of South Korea to disband the UPP.[12] The Constitutional Court disbanded the party on 18 December 2014 and stripped Lee and four other lawmakers of their seats in the National Assembly.[9][13]
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- ^ Kim, Hyung-Jin (26 September 2013). "SKorea lawmaker indicted over pro-NKorea charges". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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- ^ "South Korean lawmaker charged with plot to overthrow government". the Guardian. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Leftist lawmaker gets 12-year prison for rebellion plot". 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Leftist lawmaker gets 12-year prison term for rebellion plot". Yonhap News Agency. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b South Korea: National Security Law continues to restrict freedom of expression (PDF), Amnesty International, 20 January 2015
- ^ "Far-Left Lawmaker's Prison Term Reduced on Appeal". 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
An appeals court on Monday reduced the prison term of a leftwing lawmaker accused of inciting rebellion from 12 years to nine.
- ^ Choe Sang-Hun (22 January 2015). "Ex-Lawmaker's Sentence for Encouraging Revolt Is Upheld in South Korea". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a nine-year prison sentence for a former lawmaker who was convicted of encouraging followers to take up arms to overthrow the government in the event of war with North Korea.
- ^ Choe Sang-Hun (5 November 2015). "South Korean Government Seeks Ban on Small Leftist Party". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
The government of President Park Geun-hye asked the Constitutional Court of South Korea Tuesday to disband a small leftist party accused of supporting North Korea at the cost of the South's national security.
- ^ Choe Sang-Hun (19 December 2014). "South Korea Disbands Party Sympathetic to North". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
[...] the Constitutional Court of South Korea on Friday ordered the dissolution of a small leftist party accused of supporting North Korea at the cost of the South's national security and in violation of its Constitution. The court also ordered all of the party's five lawmakers stripped of their parliamentary seats.
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