National Security Act (South Korea)

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The National Security Act is a South Korean law that entered force on December 1, 1948, under the government of Syngman Rhee, with the stated purpose of ensuring "the security of the State and the subsistence and freedom of nationals, by regulating any anticipated activities compromising the safety of the State." In 2004, legislators of the then-majority Uri Party attempted to annul the act but failed due to opposition from the Grand National Party. Poll results in 2004 and 2005 from the media cartel Chojoongdong showed that more than half of the Korean people opposed the abolition of the act. A survey in 2021 showed support for abolition of Article 7 of the act at 45% and opposition at 40%. A planned repeal of the Act in 2021, spearheaded by Democratic lawmaker Min Hyung-bae, was again unsuccessful. The South Korean constitution nominally guarantees freedom of speech, press, petition and assembly for its nationals. However, behavior or speech in favor of North Korea can be punished by...

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