North Korea sentenced to death by firing squad for pirated ink game
A North Korean man has been sentenced to death for sneaking a Squid Game into the country after students were caught viewing a pirated copy.
He will be executed by firing squad.
Radio Free Asia reported that the man allegedly brought back digital copies of the series from China. He allegedly sold them on a USB drive.
Students who bought copies were sentenced to life in prison. Six other students watched the film and were subjected to five years of hard labor. Some teachers and school staff were fired, while some were sent to work in the mines.
“It all started last week when a high school student secretly bought a USB flash drive containing the Korean TV series Squid Game and watched it with one of his best friends in class,” a source said. said in the law enforcement agency in North Hamgyong. .
“The friend told some other students who became interested, and they shared the flash drive with them. They were arrested by the censors at 109 Sangmu, who received a fine.”
The magazine also reported that the wealthy parent of a student paid the authorities $3,000 in bribes. He escaped all punishment.
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