Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA North Korean man has been executed by firing squad in front of 500 people for illegally selling music and films, it is reported. Lee, was a chief engineer at the Wonsan Farming Management Commission and he was caught by the daughter of his “people’s unit” leader while secretly selling CDs and USBs with the South Korean content. “This was the first execution in Gangwon Province for anti-socialist acts under the anti-reactionary thought law,” the cruel North Korean authorities reportedly ruled on Lee. (Image: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Image)“In the past, [people like Lee] were sent to labour or re-education camps. (Image: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Image)There are now around a further 20 others accused of also selling South Korean music and films and they are in the process of being prosecuted.

Source: Daily Mirror May 27, 2021 18:50 UTC