The verdict is finally in.
Minerva, a South Korean blogger who criticized the government's sloppy economic policies and later got indicted in January, has been sentenced 18 months in jail yesterday.
The charges on him : The postings were not only inaccurate, but it had affected the foreign exchange market and undermined the nation's credibility. Meaning, spreading false rumors on the internet!!
To take this further, Korean's ruling party is trying to pass a 'cyber insult law' in which government officials could seek criminal punishment for things like libel and other insults regardless of how the supposed victim feels.
Korea is one of the most wired countries and known for advanced technology. And then very analog things are happening. No fun in joking about government anymore..
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