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North Korea to grant special amnesty in August. Why?
Korea Times ^ | July 16, 2018

Posted on 07/15/2018 7:24:00 PM PDT by rdl6989

North Korea plans to implement a general amnesty next month before celebrating its 70th founding anniversary on Sept. 9, Pyongyang's media said Monday.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that amnesty will be granted to those who were convicted of crimes against the country and people on the occasion of the North's 70th founding anniversary.

The amnesty will take effect on Aug. 1, the report said, noting the cabinet and relevant organs will take practical measures to help the released people settle down to a normal working life.

(Excerpt) Read more at koreatimes.co.kr ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201801; 20180801; china; japan; korea; maga; nkamnesty; northkorea; pyongyang; republicofkorea; russia
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This could be an interesting development.
1 posted on 07/15/2018 7:24:00 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Ping


2 posted on 07/15/2018 7:24:53 PM PDT by rdl6989
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Maybe all the prisoners will be released?


3 posted on 07/15/2018 7:27:52 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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Who will work the mines?

/s

4 posted on 07/15/2018 7:28:53 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The timing seems interesting.


5 posted on 07/15/2018 7:29:13 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Yet ANOTHER prediction made by Scott Adams comes true.

Maybe NK is reading his blog posts and figure that since he predicted and explained POTUS Trump’s election and persuasion techniques, they might try getting themselves a piece of the “Golden Age”...


6 posted on 07/15/2018 7:30:26 PM PDT by Simon Foxx
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7 posted on 07/15/2018 7:32:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: rdl6989

Trump's fault!


8 posted on 07/15/2018 7:33:26 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: Simon Foxx

Would not put it past them.

Not at all.

Seems smart to continuously monitor what is being said by important people around the world.


9 posted on 07/15/2018 7:34:25 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Vigilanteman

You beat me to it!


10 posted on 07/15/2018 7:42:56 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: rdl6989

You hear that, Mexicans? Amnesty in North Korea. Go for it!


11 posted on 07/15/2018 7:44:21 PM PDT by TADSLOS
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花より団子
12 posted on 07/15/2018 7:47:49 PM PDT by gaijin
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This is all a game to allow time for Bomb manufacturing. Trump is very smart and knows this. He must preempt this mad man.


13 posted on 07/15/2018 7:48:21 PM PDT by raiderboy (Trump has assured us that he will shut down the government to get the WALL in Sept.ith the solar)
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“The North last carried out a general amnesty in 2015 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule and the founding of the Workers’ Party.

In 2012, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un granted amnesty to celebrate the centennial of the birth of his grandfather and the North’s founder Kim Il-sung and the 70th birthday of his father Kim Jong-il.”

With all those previous “General Amnesties” you’d think there would be nobody left to free.

This is a BS story. They will not open the gates of their gulags.


14 posted on 07/15/2018 7:50:28 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: rdl6989

We already got out three CIA agents back. Btw — where are they ?? Not one interview?? Im glad they escaped. But the “ hostage” crap is so ludicrous.


15 posted on 07/15/2018 7:50:29 PM PDT by raiderboy (Trump has assured us that he will shut down the government to get the WALL in Sept.ith the solar)
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To: rdl6989

I don’t quite understand what this means. The article states there were general amnesties in 2012 and 2015 but I don’t recall hearing about the prison camps being emptied then.


16 posted on 07/15/2018 7:55:18 PM PDT by BBell (Antifa are like house cats. One squirt from a squirt bottle and they scatter.)
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To: Simon Foxx

Ha! I enjoy listening to Scott Adams. Meet me for another simultaneous sip!


17 posted on 07/15/2018 7:55:18 PM PDT by poconopundit (MAGA... Get the Spirit. Grow your community. Focus on your Life's Work. Empower the Young.)
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I noticed that as well. What this means I don’t know, they’re all reved up and ready to go.


18 posted on 07/15/2018 7:57:05 PM PDT by BBell (Antifa are like house cats. One squirt from a squirt bottle and they scatter.)
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To: rdl6989

There have been general amnesties before and the gulags are still full.


19 posted on 07/15/2018 8:06:10 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: Widget Jr

There have been general amnesties before and the gulags are still full.
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Well Jeez, there have to be exceptions. ;-)


20 posted on 07/15/2018 8:24:07 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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