The Pakistan Labour Federation said:

The Japanese reactionaries have perpetrated illegal violence against Chongryon and Koreans in Japan. But it is the first time that they dared to commit such outrageous fascist tyranny against the chairman and a vice-chairman of the Chongryon Central Standing Committee who are deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly of the dignified DPRK.

The Japanese reactionaries can never be allowed to commit mean acts of suppressing Chongryon and pushing the DPRK-Japan relations to a catastrophe.

We strongly demand the Japanese authorities immediately stop suppression of Chongryon.

The Bangladesh-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Committee said:

The Japanese police raided into the houses of the Chongryon officials with an armored car and many other vehicles to block them off before ransacking them, creating the terror-ridden atmosphere of fascist suppression.

This is a gangster-like act that lacks legal validity.

The search was an unprecedented illegal investigation in violation of Japan constitution and criminal procedure code as well as international law, and an unpardonable human rights abuse and discrimination against the Korean nationals in Japan.

We bitterly condemn the Japanese authorities for their brigandish suppression of Chongryon.