North Korean abductees' organization announces the distribution of leaflets to North Korea...Concern of conflict with residents

Installing a police car wall at the announcement site for leaflets...Collision Preparation

Abducted organizations plan to distribute 50,000 leaflets to North Korea at 11 a.m.

With photos and explanations of the abductees...Including a $1 bill

Despite pointing out that 'North Korea is stimulating', "Droping garbage balloons first"

[Anchor]
A group of abductees plans to distribute leaflets to North Korea in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do this morning.

The Gyeonggi provincial government is in a position to prevent the spread of leaflets, but there are also scheduled rallies against nearby residents, which are feared to cause physical conflicts.

There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Yoon Woong Sung!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's in front of the Korean War abductees Memorial Hall.

[Anchor]
A group of abductees announced the spread of leaflets to North Korea today, how is the site now?

[Reporter]
Yes, as you can see behind me, the police have installed bus barriers around the square to prevent any collision.

Police buses were deployed not only around the square, but also in the middle of a group press conference for abductees and a gathering place for opposing residents to prepare for a situation where the two sides would face off.

The abductees' group, the Family Meeting of abductees, plans to distribute 50,000 leaflets to North Korea at 11 a.m.

The preliminary assembly will be held first from 10 a.m. in a little while.

After the press conference, they plan to send leaflets and $1 bills to North Korea together.

The leaflets included photos, names and explanations of high school students kidnapped by North Korean agents in the 1970s and Japanese abductees Megumi Yokota.

Amid rising military tensions with North Korea, some point out that the spraying of leaflets to North Korea stimulates North Korea, but the group is determined to push ahead with the event, saying that North Korea should stop broadcasting or spraying garbage balloons to the South.

On the other hand, more than 100 residents of the civilian control line village in Paju plan to gather around 20 tractors to prevent the spread of transmission to North Korea.

Residents are strongly protesting that daily life and livelihood are collapsing due to the severe damage caused by the spraying of leaflets against the North, such as increasing the noise intensity of loudspeakers in the South.

Gyeonggi Province has also set three cities and counties near the border, including Paju, as dangerous zones under the Disaster Safety Act, and has defined the act of distributing leaflets to North Korea as a safety threat to provincial residents.

Gyeonggi Province has deployed more than 70 special judicial police officers in preparation for today's rally.

It guarantees a meeting of abductees, but plans to stop immediately if balloon gas is injected to fly leaflets to North Korea.

He also warned that if he continues to attempt leaflets, he could confiscate items and arrest current offenders.

[Anchor]
I don't want anyone to get hurt.

How do you plan to manage your safety?

[Reporter]
Yes, the police deployed a large-scale career here for fear of their clashes.

The Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency deployed more than 1,000 police officers from the task force and transportation and information functions to today's rally.

Buses carrying experiences from the task force arrived one after another even before the event began, and dozens of vehicles, including buses, are now surrounding the rally site.

Police are placing buses between groups of abductees and the rally sites of civilian control lines to block their physical contact.

He also stressed that if they commit an illegal act, they will collect evidence and investigate it strictly.

This is YTN Yoon Woong-sung at the Korean War abductees Memorial Hall.