calendar>>February 20. 2014 Juche 103
Judgment of Guilty upon Lawmaker Denounced by S. Korean Religious Body
Pyongyang, February 20 (KCNA) -- The human rights centre of the Council of Christian Churches of south Korea in its commentary on Feb. 18 expressed concerns over the judgment of guilty delivered on Ri Sok Gi, a lawmaker from the opposition Unified Progressive Party.

Terming evidence raised by the prosecution at a recent trial related to the attempted rebellion case unreasonable one peppered with false data and groundless statements, etc., the commentary condemned the court for passing the judgment of guilty on Ri.

The court proceedings awoke us once again to the merciless abuse of human rights by the judicial verdicts based on political judgment, it noted.

It labeled the recent trial as an extension of the shameful history.

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