The statement said that the south Korean fascist regime is now committing crimes against all Korean people desirous of achieving the independent and peaceful reunification of the country free from foreign interference.

It went on:

Ro can never be a target of suppression in the light of ethics and morality, national reconciliation and unity as he visited Pyongyang, prompted by the desire to express deep condolences over the great loss to fellow countrymen and share sorrow with them and the will to pave the way for national reconciliation, unity and reunification.

The south Korean authorities should immediately apologize for the brutal crackdown upon Ro, unconditionally release all the unreasonably detained reunification champions including Ro and repeal the "Security Law."

Meanwhile, the organization posted on its Internet homepage videos on Ro's Pyongyang visit and his crossing the Demarcation Line in Panmunjom and photos showing Ro whose body was tied with a rope by south Korean agents.