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Security, free speech in focus as Seoul braces for possible visit from North Korea's Kim
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 14, 2018 / 1:09 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Security, free speech in focus as Seoul braces for possible visit from North Korea's Kim
Jeongmin Kim, Yijin Kim
6 MIN READ
SEOUL (Reuters) - Speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Seoul for the first time has sparked debate in South Korea over how to allow citizens to express often strongly held views while preventing any international incidents.
To pull off the summit he wants – full of inspiring imagery of Korean unity and reconciliation - President Moon Jae-in needs to walk a fine line between providing sufficient security for Kim and being accused of stifling speech to appease a dictator.
Unlike tightly controlled Singapore, where Kim took a surprise night time stroll before his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in June, Seoul is routinely roiled by protests.
Many South Koreans still take a dim view of North Korea in the wake of their 1950-53 war and decades of hostility, making the risk of disruptions to the visit high.
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Security, free speech in focus as Seoul braces for possible visit from North Korea's Kim
Jeongmin Kim, Yijin Kim
6 MIN READ
SEOUL (Reuters) - Speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Seoul for the first time has sparked debate in South Korea over how to allow citizens to express often strongly held views while preventing any international incidents.
To pull off the summit he wants – full of inspiring imagery of Korean unity and reconciliation - President Moon Jae-in needs to walk a fine line between providing sufficient security for Kim and being accused of stifling speech to appease a dictator.
Unlike tightly controlled Singapore, where Kim took a surprise night time stroll before his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in June, Seoul is routinely roiled by protests.
Many South Koreans still take a dim view of North Korea in the wake of their 1950-53 war and decades of hostility, making the risk of disruptions to the visit high.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-summit-security/security-free-speech-in-focus-as-seoul-braces-for-possible-visit-from-north-koreas-kim-idUSKBN1OD0F5
