「北朝鮮紙幣、売ります」…韓国の中古取引プラットフォームで販売、警察が捜査
”North Korean banknotes for sale”...Police investigate sale on South Korean second-hand trading platform
An incident occurred in which North Korean banknotes were attempted to be sold through the secondhand trading platform "Danggun." According to the Jeju National Police Agency on the 8th, the police investigated a secondhand trading platform
On the 4th of this month, a 50-item North Korean gift with a portrait of the late Kim Il Sung was posted on the second-hand trading platform.
The ad was for the sale of 100 and 2,000 won bills. The poster explained that the bills were "bills exchanged with North Koreans at an airport in China." The sale price was 15,000 won (about 150
The poster was from Jeju City, and the post has been deleted as of today. Police conducted an on-site investigation on the 6th to confirm the identity of the seller and how the North Korean banknotes were obtained.
The seller was found not to have any suspected communist ties and reportedly posted the sale after purchasing the North Korean notes as a souvenir during a trip to China.
However, police warned that trading North Korean banknotes could be subject to legal punishment. Selling North Korean banknotes is prohibited under the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act or Article 2 of the Criminal Code.
According to Article 211 of the Criminal Code, it is illegal to manufacture, import, or export currency, banknotes, etc. that are valid or circulated in Korea or abroad for the purpose of sale.
Those who have contacted North Koreans in foreign countries, such as China, and exchanged or distributed currency may be sentenced to up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 7 million won (approximately 6,000 yen).
"If such a transaction is made through a second-hand trading platform, it may be subject to punishment," he said. "The act of trading foreign currencies such as dollars and euros on a second-hand trading platform may also be a violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act."
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2025/05/08 12:04 KST
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