Why leaflets should stop By Yang Moo-jin The recent passage of the "anti-leaflet law" in the National Assembly came as an amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act to prohibit the sending of leaflets with anti-North Korea messages across the border. The opposition People Power Party and critics claimed the amendment violates freedom of speech and works against the efforts to improve human rights in North Korea. Some even belittled it as a "law upholding the order from Kim Yo-jong," North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister. Is this really true? The people of the Republic of Korea (ROK) enjoy sufficient freedom of speech following the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Constitution. However, freedom of speech cannot take precedence over the right to life and the right to safety of people in the border regions.