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[[Pornography]] is illegal in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea but pornographic contents are secretly imported into the country from People's Republic of China. | |||
== Legal status == | |||
According to the law of Democratic People's Republic of Korea carnal contents impair the socialist culture.<ref name=”law1”> The criminal law of the Democratic, Supreme People's Assembly, Decision no.2 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (1987), Chapter 6.</ref> The act of making, distributing, keeping or importing carnal contents without authorization is punished by penal labour for less than ten years.<ref name=”law2”> The criminal law of the Democratic, Supreme People's Assembly, Decision no.2 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (1987), Chapter 6, Article 193.</ref> The secret police agency State Security Department is tasked with enforcing the importation of pornographic materials. The act of consuming carnal contents or performing such acts is punished by penal labour for less than five years.<ref name=”law3”> The criminal law of the Democratic, Supreme People's Assembly, Decision no.2 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (1987), Chapter 6, Article 194.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 22 October 2017
Pornography is illegal in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea but pornographic contents are secretly imported into the country from People's Republic of China.
Legal status
According to the law of Democratic People's Republic of Korea carnal contents impair the socialist culture.[1] The act of making, distributing, keeping or importing carnal contents without authorization is punished by penal labour for less than ten years.[2] The secret police agency State Security Department is tasked with enforcing the importation of pornographic materials. The act of consuming carnal contents or performing such acts is punished by penal labour for less than five years.[3]
References
- ↑ The criminal law of the Democratic, Supreme People's Assembly, Decision no.2 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (1987), Chapter 6.
- ↑ The criminal law of the Democratic, Supreme People's Assembly, Decision no.2 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (1987), Chapter 6, Article 193.
- ↑ The criminal law of the Democratic, Supreme People's Assembly, Decision no.2 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (1987), Chapter 6, Article 194.