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Release International’s associate ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea (VOM Korea) has welcomed a ruling by South Korea’s Constitutional Court that the Government’s law criminalising the use of balloons to carry Bibles and Scripture pamphlets into North Korea was an excessive restriction on free speech.

In response VOM Korea said: ‘Voice of the Martyrs of Korea has been sending Bibles to North Korea via balloon in a safe, quiet, accurate, legal, and eco-friendly manner while maintaining excellent, mutually respectful relationships with local law enforcement authorities and communities even before the law banning anti-North Korea leaflets was implemented. Today's ruling by the Constitutional Court confirms that what we have been doing is the best approach. For the safety and security of those working with Voice of the Martyrs Korea, we will not comment on any future activities or plans related to balloons... we will continue to do what we have always done.’