The National Assembly proposed a bill to abolish the National Security Act on the 20th of last month under the pretext of “democratic development.” The only defense mechanism against “anti-state organizations” that deny the legitimacy of the Republic of Korea is on the verge of disappearing.
The main political parties that proposed the Abolition of the National Security Act (2110236) are the Justice Party and the Democratic Party. The bill is sponsored by the Justice Party’s lawmaker Kang Eun-mi including Sim Sang-jung, Bae Jin-gyo, Jang Hye-young, Ryu Ho-jung, and Lee Eun-ju, as well as lawmakers Lee Yong-bin (DP), Yong Hye-in (Basic Income Party), Kim Hong-gul and Yang Jung-suk.
On the day the bill to abolish the National Security act was proposed, the ‘National Action to Abolish the National Security Act,’ a coalition of hundreds of pro-North Korean organizations, achieved 100,000 signatures for the National Assembly’s legislative petition. Park Seok-woon, the standing representative of the left-wing Korea Progressive Alliance, is the sponsor of the petition.
They criticized the National Security Act as “a system that suppresses freedom of conscience and interferes with the unification of national peace,” citing Lee Seok-ki, a former Unified Progressive Party (a banned leftist party) lawmaker, who was convicted of plotting anti-government sabotage operations, and they also stated that, “The government and the National Assembly should not turn a blind eye to the aspirations and public sentiment of the people.”
However, such claims are unlikely to be seen simply as the “voice of the people.” This is because the “Unit Business Plan Initiative” was produced last year.
In December of last year, a reporter secured a document titled “Project Plan to Abolish the National Security Act” from a source near the office of a pro-North Korea group ‘South Korean Committee on the Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration’ in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The main point is that the political situation is moving in accordance with their plans to abolish the National Security Act.
The document contains a detailed monthly schedule for the ‘2021 Business Plan.” PenNMike is releasing the document because ‘the people have the right to know’ and it outlines what will happen in the future if the leftist scheme proceeds according to plan.
#1. “The core of the project to abolish the National Security Act is a public opinion war”
According to this document, the key to succeeding in abolishing the National Security Act is to have a ‘public opinion war’. The document states that, “the key is public opinion, which should create a wide range of public opinion.”
The first action towards this end was to present the “Petition Signed by 100,000 to the National Assembly,” and the document mentioned that, “It should be completed between mid-May and August after the by-elections in April,” referring to the direction of the project.
Citing from the document:
As a basis for this, they cited ▲online mainstream activism due to limitations of campaigning on the streets due to the coronavirus ▲through the National Assembly’s legislative petition, which is a realistic measure to pressure the National Assembly during its regular session in September and the preoccupation with legislation in November ▲ the achievement of the project due to the success of the petition.
The key point is to achieve the submission of the legislative petition to the National Assembly, and aim for the submission of “the legislative petition to be between May and June” when it is “highly likely to be buried or escape public notice owing to focus on public welfare struggles and various presidential issues in the second half of the year.”
The conditions for the ‘Petition to the National Assembly Signed by 100,000’ are specified. The proposed conditions are ▲ establish a campaign in each region to abolish the National Security Act ▲ encourage activism with regional meetings ▲ hold meetings to clarify targets for the base public organization (February-April) ▲ use public opinion polls to pressure legislation in the National Assembly in September ▲ pressure the National Assembly through a combined citizens action during the second half of the year.
In addition, it specified plans to ▲ develop the ‘Send the National Security Act to the Museum’ exhibition project tour through the regions ▲ organize declarations from everyone and interview Professor Song Doo-yul for public opinion campaigns.
#2. “Let us promote the systematic development of our movement by abolishing the National Security Act”
▲ Through the fight to abolish the National Security Act, we can promote the ideological, political, and organizational development of our movement by continuing the expose the contradictions of the newly colonized nationally monopolized capitalism to the public.
▲ The National Security Act blocks the construction of independent and revolutionary political organizations of the working people’s population. For (South Korea’s conservatives) the National Security Act is a major bastion of Korean society.
▲ In a propaganda project to fight for the abolition of the National Security Act, the production and distribution of various propaganda materials online is fundamental. It is a process of organization to build a nationwide organization.
▲ 1. (First half of the year) Communicate with the existing National Security Act abolition movement and other progressive and civil organization camps – Ordering groups and organizations to propose the abolition of the National Security Act as a major project this year.
▲ 2. (First half of the year) Make social issues and promote propaganda projects through media relay contributions linked to the launch of organizations. We need to gather information on the current situation of COVID-19 and its capabilities.
▲ (2021) By November, COVID-19 is expected to abate somewhat. It will be possible to hold a mass rally, surround the National Assembly, and stage a massive sit-in. The COVID-19 fallout and the public welfare crisis are also good conditions for addressing the issue of the National Security Act.
#3. The National Security Act is in a ‘precarious’ state, the ruling party also proposed to abolish Article 7
As the ‘Petition to Abolish the National Security Act (2100043)’ was proposed in the National Assembly, the abolition bill proposed by Justice Party lawmaker Kang Eun-mi and the abolition bill of Article 7 of the National Security Act (2104605) are set to be deliberated during the regular session.
Those who proposed the bill include Rep. Lee Kyu-min of the Democratic Party along with Rep. Kim Yong-min, Kim Nam-guk, Shin Jeong-hoon, Lee Dong-joo, Jang Kyung-tae, Cho Oh-seop, Lee Sung-man, Kim Cheol-min, Yoon Young-deok, Lee Soo-jin, Choi Hye-young of the Democratic Party, and Rep. Kim Jin-ae, Yang Jung-sook, and Kim Hong-gul of the Open Democratic Party. The document mentions that the ‘Article 7 abolition bill’ is “one step towards a complete abolition.”
To sum up the coverage so far, we can expect various forms of organizational public opinion campaigns that will launch to abolish the National Security Act over the next year.
Meanwhile, the National Security Act, which states in its first section that it “regulates anti-state activities that jeopardize national security to ensure national survival,” has been implemented by anti-communist investigative authorities for 73 years, but the Democratic Party of Korea has pushed for legislation to revise the Act since last year, raising concerns that it would neutralize and ‘incapacitate security personnel’ – thus giving radical leftists, pro-North Korea groups, and even North Korea itself unfettered freedom to subvert South Korean society.
Reporter Cho Ju-hyung chamsae9988@pennmike.com
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