condemned for having illegally introduced “Squid Game” in North Korea

Netflix hit series, Squid Game is not accessible in all countries of the world. In North Korea, a high school student was reportedly arrested and sentenced for introducing the program to his school, reports Vanity Fair according to information from Free Radio Asia this Tuesday. The series was reportedly smuggled into North Korea from China through the use of a USB flash drive.

Authorities in Hamgyong Province Caught Several High School Students Watching, Official Report Says Squid Game and concluded that it was trafficking. All were arrested. “The student who bought a USB stick was sentenced to life imprisonment, while six others who watched [la série] were sentenced to five years of forced labor, ”the document said.

Government neglected student education

In addition, teachers and school staff have reportedly been dismissed and risk being sent to remote mines to work. “The government is taking this incident very seriously, claiming that student education is being neglected. The Central Committee fired the school principal, their youth secretary and their head teacher, ”said a source close to the police.

It would thus be the first conviction of minors following the promulgation of the law on “Elimination of reactionary thought and culture” in 2020. The text refers in particular to the maximum penalty in the event of viewing or distribution of content from capitalist countries, in particular South Korea and the United States.