The puppet forces forcibly banned Jaju Minbo after arresting, punishing and persecuting those concerned of the paper while labeling it as "medium following the north" and its legitimate activities as "acts benefiting the enemy".

The statement termed this a heinous fascist act of surpassing the "yusin" dictatorship.

The successive puppet ruling quarters resorted to the suppression of media but they never kicked up such a fascist act of forcibly banning the legitimate medium with 15 year-long history of regular activities as the present conservative group did, the statement said, and went on:

South Korea under the Park Geun Hye regime is being brought back to the "yusin" dark era where people are gagged, blindfolded and deafened.

The puppet forces shut down the paper representing progress and reunification by brandishing the sword of "eliminating the followers of the north" and thus totally lost the face to talk about "dialogue", "improvement of relations" and "confidence".

Those going against justice and truth are bound to meet a disgraceful doom, forsaken by the people's mindset.

All the journalists and media persons of the DPRK will as ever extend full support and encouragement to the just struggle of the south Korean progressive media persons.