According to the Daily NK, at least 100 Pyongyang citizens have been exiled to a rural part of the country after government investigators discovered that they had viewed or possessed South Korean video content or recorded materials.

A source from Pyongyang reported that, “People brought in to the police station for either viewing illegal material or having it in their possession are only briefly investigated before being immediately exiled. Over 100 have disappeared in this way in the last two months alone and people are panic-stricken.”

Furthermore, the source stated that the forcible exile of over 100 people in such a short period of time for this type of crime is an unprecedented move, and added that, “Those forcibly exiled from Pyongyang can no longer receive the benefits of living in the capital, like rations, electricity and water. If you are exiled to the countryside your freedom is instantly suppressed, so people are growing increasingly cautious.”

 Source: Daily NK