Man sentenced to death for smuggling Squid Game series to North Korea Abroad

The series then passed into the hands of high school students. They also do not go unpunished.

The student who bought the USB stick gets a life sentence. The six others, who viewed the images, have been sentenced to five years of hard labor. Even the school’s teachers have been fired or forced to work in remote mines, sources told the outlet.

The students were caught after being tipped off. After the report, authorities scoured nearby markets for foreign media.

Radio Free Asia reported last week that the hit series has made its way to North Korea, despite all attempts by authorities to keep the series out of the country. In North Korea, viewing, possessing or distributing media from countries such as South Korea and the US is punishable by death.

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