Seoul
Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a stern warning to South Korea on Sunday, stating that the country will face a “dear price” for sending propaganda leaflets across the border.
Kim, who serves as the vice department director of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, condemned the actions of South Korean activists who released anti-Pyongyang leaflets and other materials near the border. She described these leaflets as “political agitation” and “dirty things,” calling them a provocation in violation of North Korea’s repeated warnings.
In a statement Kim said, “There will be no house owner who hardly gets enraged at such dirty rubbish scattered in the clean yard, which even a mutt dislikes to touch.” She further accused the South of disrespecting North Korea’s sovereignty and warned that Pyongyang’s patience was wearing thin.
The leaflets, which were sent via balloons by South Korean activists, have long been a point of tension between the two countries. They typically contain anti-regime messages and information about the outside world, which North Korea views as a threat to its control over its citizens.
Kim Yo-jong indicated that North Korean security forces are actively locating and removing the leaflets, and emphasized that South Korea would face serious consequences for its actions, stating that the “scum” responsible would “pay a dear price.”
