Many people in North Korea are stricken with poverty and as a result, often resort to extreme measures in order to survive. Several defectors have reported hearing rumours that murder and cannibalism is rife in the country; these rumours first arose during the Great Famine of to Murder victims included lovers, a spouse, a creditor, and a hospital administrator.
In North Korea, any perceived criticism of the country's political leaders is seen as a grave offense. Treason is also taken very seriously; traitorous behaviour may include attempting to escape to South Korea , or simply praising any aspect of South Korean culture. Crossing the northern border into China or Russia is also illegal, but this law is less strictly enforced, due to the sheer number of North Koreans driven across the border in search of employment.
Criticism or rejection of socialist principles, or idleness in upholding these principles, is another serious political crime. This category of offence includes anything which threatens the socialist system β for example, running a private business, or stealing agricultural goods such as corn, rice or potatoes. A small number of American citizens have been charged in North Korea for alleged crimes against the nation.
This encompasses illegally trespassing into the country or displaying signs of hostility towards the country. Two reporters from the United States were sentenced to penal labour after being found guilty of crimes against the nation. They were freed later the same year, when Bill Clinton visited the then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to negotiate their release.
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State media reported that there was evidence to substantiate the claim. He has since been released and allowed to return to the United States. According to the law of North Korea , such an act is punishable either by a life sentence in prison, or death. Prostitution in North Korea is illegal and, according to the North Korean government, does not exist. Others may willingly migrate to China, only to be kidnapped by traffickers on arrival.
