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They demand the execution of the man who brought 'The Squid Game' to North Korea
The North Korean government have sentenced to death a man who allegedly smuggled the series "The Squid Game" from China
The excitement for The Squid Game continues to be the focus of attention. The success of Netflix has created a gigantic repercussion around the world, which has accompanied some debates.
In North Korea, for example, a man was allegedly sentenced to death for bringing duplicates of the South Korean creation into the country, something illegal according to authorities.
The defendant smuggled "The Squid Game" from China, to later sell his copy on a pendrive to other citizens.
The report refers to the death penalty being carried out with the execution; in any case, it is not determined whether the sentence has already been executed.
If this news is confirmed, North Korea will add another scandal about the bans enforced by the Kim Jong-un system.
Furthermore, the punishment would not be limited to the individual who allegedly brought North Korea in duplicates of the hit Netflix series. The authorities have detained seven high school students for buying and watching and the series.
Others involved
It is mentioned that whoever obtained the audiovisual material obtained a life sentence; while the others involved who watched the series would have to do social work for five years.
As if that were not enough, the story would not end there, as the educators and principals of the trapped students would be fired. Furthermore, they could face an even worse punishment: banishment.
Furthermore, the teens would face harsh questioning until they reveal how The Squid Game got into North Korea; above all, due to the great restrictions on the borders due to the pandemic.
However, as if all that were not enough, controls would also be expanded in business sectors, where pendrives and storage memories that could contain foreign multimedia material would be sought.
Life in North Korea continues to be a source of interest and debate. Lately, some columnists from around the world have had the option of entering the nation and portraying the brutal reality that its inhabitants live, but this has not changed the atmosphere of isolation that is breathed from within.
Thus, in a country that is under extremely heavy bombardment by anti-imperialist propaganda, it is not uncommon for a series like "The Squid Game to be banned." Much more if it is an article from the southern neighbor.
