Tweeting for freedom in South Korea

Lawyers condemn security law after activist indicted for reposting messages from North Korean government.

South Korea freedom of speech

An activist has been indicted in South Korea for reposting messages from the North Korean government on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

The case is turning the spotlight on a national security law which some lawyers, who are campaigning to abolish it, say is ineffective and draconian.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.

Source: Al Jazeera