Commenting on this, Minju Joson Saturday says:

It is a trite method of the Japanese reactionaries to invent a groundless case against Chongryon and Koreans in Japan to suppress them, creating a terror-ridden atmosphere.

The faked-up case is just part of their moves to make the arrestees criminals and under that pretext incite repugnancy toward Chongryon throughout the Japanese society.

Suppression of Chongryon means an open provocation against the DPRK.

The DPRK will never overlook the Japanese reactionaries' provocative acts against the DPRK and Chongryon.

The reactionaries should know that their moves against Koreans only add to the crimes already committed.

They should stop suppressing Chongryon, aware that its unreasonable suppression of Chongryon will only lead to bitterer antagonism of the service personnel and people of the DPRK toward Japan.