Park Jung-geun

Park Jung-geun (Korean pronunciation: [pak t͈ɕʌŋɡɯn]) is a South Korean photographer. He received a suspended 10-month prison term for violating South Korean National Security Law by resending North Korean tweets.[2][3]

Park Jung-geun
Hangul박정근
Hanja朴正根
Revised RomanizationBak Jeong-geun
McCune–ReischauerPak Jŏng'gŭn
Park Jung-geun in 2012
Born (1988-03-18) March 18, 1988
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationIndie musician, photographer
OrganizationBissantrophy Records (2005–)
Jarip Musician Union (2010–)
Political partylabor Party (2013–)
New Progressive Party (2013)
Socialist Party (2010–2013)
AwardsFace of the Year Award (2012)[1]

References

  1. Indie Forum (2012-05-21). 인디포럼2012 '올해의 얼굴'상, 박정근 [Park Jung-geun, Face of the Year Award by Indie Forum 2012] (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  2. South Korean Gets Suspended Sentence in Twitter Case by New York Times
  3. South Korean 'joke' may lead to prison by CNN


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