You can sell North Korean food in South Korea. Authorities say the owner of a restaurant under construction in Seoul "voluntarily" removed signs with images of North Korean leaders and the North Korean flag from the restaurant's exterior on Monday, after they were criticized on social
1 / 3South Korea North Korean RestaurantEmpty frames, right top and right center, are seen after the removal of the signs with the portrait of North Korean leaders and the image of a North Korean flag from the restaurant's exterior wall of the North Korea-themed restaurant under construction in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. North Korea-themed restaurant in Seoul removes Kim portrait and flag image as police look into whether owner violated security law.
Police said they are looking at the possibility that the owner violated South Korea's security law, under which praising North Korea can be punished by up to seven years in prison. Portraits of the two Kims are at the core of North Korea's state-sponsored personality cult that buttresses the family's more than 70 years of authoritarian rule. Such portraits must be hung on the walls of all households and public offices in North Korea, and North Koreans are required to wear lapel pins bearing the images of the late leaders.
Story continuesBoth police and local officials refused to reveal details about the owner, citing privacy concerns. South Korea's Unification Ministry, which handles relations with North Korea, said it had no comment on the restaurant.
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