Disclosure of information control to press by government ordinance by Korean government De facto martial law Order

30 days in South Korea, to the news media by the government news regulations that Cabinet Order instruction has been announced has become clear from the information, such as South Korea's political system weekly magazine. The government seems to have aimed at maintaining security and political situation by not notifying the public about the deterioration of domestic and foreign situation caused by democratic democratic president Pak Sukune retirement all day. Cabinet orders were issued to various subjects such as TV and radio stations in Korea, newspapers and book publishers, major digital media services. There is also the possibility that an extremely thought penalty may be imposed such as cancellation of a business license if a report that violates the Cabinet Order is made.

The subjects for which the government prohibited the report are as follows.

• Security issues concerning presidential demands demanding demo
• Expedition demanding request for presidential provocative writing · drawing
• Reports that could increase security deterioration both in Japan and abroad
• Reports on domestic and international defense issues

Since the scope of the prohibition for both targets is abstract, media companies have shifted to a system of self-control of the media in fear of penalties. For journalists companies self-defense purposes in the current, press regulation that defines a unified coverage range to form a union organization to determine to discuss whether or not can be the subject of.

However, this coverage regulation is in there is also pointed out that there is no less effective in the current society. In Korea SNS use population has been that more than 40% of the population, but the situation it is difficult to make a door-to-mouth. In fact, with respect to such a riot that occurred in Seoul city SNS spreading to the whole country around the have been made. Therefore SNS cases often take up a leading media after that it became known incidents by the diffusion of.

The Korean government denied the fact that it issued a decree, saying, "We have not done any information control, but we are requesting voluntary self-restraint of the media." Among the people, the feelings of dissatisfaction with the government related to the resignation of President Pak Sukune are increasing, and there is a possibility that this case will become a major demonstration campaign again as an initiator.