S. Korea raids activist's office over anti-North leaflets

South Korean police have raided the office of an activist who said he had floated propaganda leaflets toward North Korea by balloon in defiance of a new, contentious law that bans such action

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean police on Thursday raided the office of an activist who said he had floated hundreds of thousands of propaganda leaflets toward North Korea by balloon in defiance of a new, contentious law that bans such activities. The issue of propaganda leaflets has emerged as a new source of animosities between the two Koreas, with Pyongyang calling it a provocation and threatening to retaliate. The Seoul Metropolitan Police said the raid on the Seoul office of activist Park Sang-hak was related to his announcement that his group launched balloons carrying 500,000 leaflets, 5,000 one-dollar bills and 500 anti-Pyongyang booklets across the border last week. They refused to provide details, including whether they plan to question him, citing an ongoing investigation.