It was belatedly reported that a public trial and public struggle against several residents took place around Hoechang Market in Hoechang County, South Pyongan Province, early this month.
A source from South Pyongan Province told Daily NK on the 16th, “On the 2nd, residents were gathered at a location close to the market in Hoechang County, South Pyongan Province, and an open trial and open struggle was held jointly hosted by the county Ministry of Security, Public Prosecutors’ Office, and the court.” reported.
According to sources, nine residents were brought to the podium at the open trial and public struggle held that day, and were reprimanded for their respective crimes.
The first resident called was a man in his 40s who was arrested for refining gold and trafficking it to China.
Next, two residents in their 30s and 40s were called in. They had been deleting the contents of the country’s official SD card and USB and distributing or selling illegal external videos, such as Korean movies, for two years. They were caught by residents’ reports.
In particular, the seriousness of these charges was heightened by the fact that they had been engaging in illegal activities using their status as safety officers, and it was reported that they were immediately discharged during the preliminary examination.
In addition, two residents in their 50s and 30s who were brought in later were arrested and arrested at guard post No. 10 in June of this year while making money by transporting illegal external videos and a drug called ‘bingdu’ (philopon). After the preliminary examination, they were sentenced to this open trial. These were the targets that came out.
It is said that they registered with the enterprise as 8·3 (paying a certain amount to their workplace and engaging in unofficial economic activities elsewhere) and have been working as a means of transportation without going to work or working in an organization.
In addition, four female residents in their 20s were also brought to the podium, and they were called out and reprimanded for the crime of encouraging, aiding, and participating in prostitution, such as calling men in front of train stations, marketplaces, and public buildings to receive money.
The source said, “Most of those who were reprimanded in the open trial and public struggle that day were sentenced to correctional labor for violating the criminal law and the law on the rejection of reactionary ideology and culture.”
In fact, the source explained that a man in his 40s who was accused of gold smuggling was sentenced to 14 years in prison, two discharged security guards were sentenced to 13 and 15 years in prison, respectively, and four women in their 20s who committed prostitution were sentenced to 3 years each. .
However, two residents who were acting as carriers were reportedly sentenced to a relatively lenient one-year labor training sentence. The reason was revealed during the public struggle, and when they were cracked down at guard post No. 10, they confessed honestly. During the preliminary examination, they helped catch about 20 illegal video distributors and listeners, and the fact that they were first-time offenders was also taken into consideration.
However, it is said that behind the scenes, criticism was pouring in that their relatives had strong backing in the central party and the provincial party and were in fact sentenced to the same extent as not guilty.
Meanwhile, the source also said, “In the case of open struggles, the responsibility for actions that incited social controversy like this lies not only with them, but also with the people in charge of the institutions and organizations they belong to, and they were sentenced to more than 2 to 5 months of unpaid wages as administrative measures.” .
Source: www.dailynk.com
