Desertor norte-coreano lança balões com propaganda para derrubar Kim
O desertor norte-coreano Park Sang-hak considera os balões de propaganda que lança na direção de seu país natal uma tradição da guerra psicológica entre as duas Coreias e promete continuar até a queda do regime de Kim Jong Un.
Park, filho de um agente norte-coreano, fugiu do país em 1999. Há 20 anos lança informativos contra o regime, dólares americanos e pendrives com músicas K-pop
Sua missão é "instruir o público norte-coreano", algo que levou Pyongyang a chamá-lo de "escória" e a enviar mais de 1.000 balões cheios de lixo à Coreia do Sul.
A retaliação provocou a suspensão dos voos para o aeroporto de Incheon, em Seul, por três horas na quarta-feira.
É uma subversão "inaceitável" das regras do jogo, disse Park à AFP. Ele afirma que, nunca, em 20 anos da guerra dos balões, uma parte enviou lixo para o outro lado da fronteira.
"Kim Jong Un é a primeira pessoa a mandar balões de lixo", disse, chamando de "um ato desprezível e cruel".
Park sentiu na pele o poder dos balões. Ele se lembra de um panfleto que encontrou décadas atrás no Norte, que mostrava dois desertores no Sul.
"Uma foto mostrava o desertor com lindas mulheres sul-coreanas em trajes de banho e um texto dizendo que ele recebeu 10 milhões de wons em ajuda do governo", disse Park.
Isso mudou a vida de Park e mostrou que a deserção não era algo apenas para diplomatas ou militares, mas para qualquer um que ousar atravessar o rio para a China.
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North Korean defector Park Sang-hak poses with a poster that reads "Republic of Korea loves the North Korean people" during an interview with AFP in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFP
A stack of US dollar bills are seen during an AFP interview with North Korean defector Park Sang-hak in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFP
A leaflet containing a US dollar bill, under USB-drives of K-pop is seen during an AFP interview with North Korean defector Park Sang-hak in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFP
North Korean defector Park Sang-hak goes through his leaflets during an interview with AFP in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFP
A leaflet (R) containing a US dollar bill is seen next to a poster (L) reading "Republic of Korea loves the North Korean people" during an AFP interview with North Korean defector Park Sang-hak in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFP
North Korean defector Park Sang-hak packs away his materials during an interview with AFP in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFP
A leaflet (R) containing a US dollar bill is seen next to a poster (L) reading "Republic of Korea loves the North Korean people" during an AFP interview with North Korean defector Park Sang-hak in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows to keep going until Kim Jong Un's regime falls. The son of a North Korean double agent who escaped his country in 1999, Park has been sending balloons loaded with anti-regime propaganda leaflets, US dollar bills and USB drives of K-pop across the border for nearly 20 years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-CONFLICT, PROFILE' by Kang Jin-kyu and Cat Barton Caption Anthony WALLACE / AFPPublicidade - OTZAdsUtilizamos cookies próprios e de terceiros para o correto funcionamento e visualização do site pelo utilizador, bem como para a recolha de estatísticas sobre a sua utilização.
