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North Korea Launches 'Feces Balloons' at South Korea, Parasites Found... Waste Shows Hostility (Chosun Ilbo)
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- Parasites contained in human excrement were found in balloons sent by North Korea to South Korea, evidence of North Korea's poor sanitation conditions.
- The balloons contained old clothes, torn clothing, and counterfeit goods with characters such as Hello Kitty and Mickey Mouse, indicating North Korea's economic hardship.
- Also found in the balloons were covers of 'Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un idolatry' related documents, which are considered serious crimes under North Korean law.
It has been revealed that parasites, including roundworms and whipworms, were found in human excrement from so-called "garbage balloons" launched by North Korea toward South Korea.
The South Korean Ministry of Unification announced on the 24th in its "Analysis Results of Garbage Spread by North Korea" that "analysis of the contents of the garbage balloons launched by North Korea by a specialized agency revealed that multiple parasites, including roundworms and whipworms, were detected in the soil contained in the garbage." According to the Ministry of Unification, "human genes were found in the soil, suggesting that these parasites may have been in human excrement."
However, the Ministry of Unification explained that "soil contamination or concerns about infectious diseases from the balloons that flew in are considered to be non-existent" because only a small amount of soil was contained in the balloons.
The Ministry of Unification stated, "The garbage balloons launched by North Korea were mostly 'garbage for distribution' hastily made with waste paper, plastic, and cloth scraps, not general garbage," explaining that this was because the labels and caps of plastic bottles had been removed. In addition, a large amount of clothing from a South Korean company that had been providing support to North Korea with clothing since 2000 was found inside the balloons, but all of them had been cut with scissors or knives. This appears to be a blatant display of hostility toward South Korean products.
Among the garbage, there was a lot of garbage that gave a glimpse into the poor economic environment inside North Korea, such as old socks with a lot of patches and baby pants with holes. The clothing included numerous counterfeit products with characters such as Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh from the American Walt Disney Company and Hello Kitty from the Japanese Sanrio company.
Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that covers of documents related to the "Kim Jong-il (金正日) and Kim Jong-un (金正恩) idolization" were found in the garbage balloons. Waste paper included documents with the inscription "Instructions of the Great Leader Kim Jong-il, Marshal" and documents that appear to be the activities of Kim Jong-un, the General Secretary, with the inscription "General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (the North Korean title for the General Secretary)." According to North Korean criminal law, "damaging documents containing the instructions of the leader" is considered a serious crime punishable by death in the worst cases.
North Korea launched four "garbage balloons" filled with garbage and excrement toward South Korea from May 28 to June 9 in protest of the leaflets sent by the South Korean side.
