South Korea cites North threat in calling for tough 'terror' law

[bananas]

Source: Reuters

Seeking to push through a sweeping "anti-terrorism" law that has been blocked by opposition parties, South Korea's government cited on Thursday the heightened risk of North Korea instigating "terror attacks".

The call from President Park Geun-hye’s office for parliament to pass the new security bill follows a week of tough comments and action by her government in response to North Korea’s test launch of a long-range rocket this month and its fourth nuclear test last month.

The ongoing tension with the North is looming as an election issue ahead of parliamentary polls in April, when Park's Saenuri Party is expected to retain its majority.

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The proposed law would give South Korea's intelligence agency authority to monitor private communications.

The bill has met with resistance from the country's liberal opposition parties, which say the spy agency is not politically impartial.

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Read more: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/south-korea-cites-north-threat-in-calling-for-tough--terror--law/41968336

[davidpdx]

1. Wonderful

As if censorship here isn't bad enough, now they are going to be listening into our phone calls?

There have been no terrorist attacks in South Korea. None, zero, zilch.