South Korea: Man gets 14-month jail term for praising North in poem

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South Korea: Man gets 14-month jail term for praising North in poem
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Lee Yoon-seop advocated for unification in his piece that was published in the North's state media in 2016, South Korean media report.

He wrote that if the two Koreas were united under Pyongyang's socialist system, people would get free housing, healthcare and education.

You omitted the key point here, the poem advocates for all of Korea to be united under the North Korean regime.