London: North Korea has warned its citizens against using cell phones inside the country, saying anyone caught talking on mobiles would be branded “war criminals” and punished accordingly, a media report said.
North Korea has long relied on a total restriction of information to maintain control over its isolated citizenry, and in time of transition between late Kim Jong-il and his successor, Kim Jongun, the state is clamping down on anyone using mobile phones, the Daily Telegraph reported.
This is apparently because of fears of possible discontent among people if they come to know about conditions outside North Korea from any report sent by mobile phones, the report said.
There are also concerns in North Korea that reports about Arab Spring in 2011 sswhich toppled long-ruling dictators in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt could trigger unrest in North Korea.
Moreover, the regime fears that any outside communication could assist anybody attempting to flee to reach South Korea, the report said. This fear is heightened by reports of an increasing number of people attempting to cross the border into China due to food shortage in the isolated nation.
North Korea has long relied on a total restriction of information to maintain control over its isolated citizenry, and in time of transition between late Kim Jong-il and his successor, Kim Jongun, the state is clamping down on anyone using mobile phones, the Daily Telegraph reported.
This is apparently because of fears of possible discontent among people if they come to know about conditions outside North Korea from any report sent by mobile phones, the report said.
There are also concerns in North Korea that reports about Arab Spring in 2011 sswhich toppled long-ruling dictators in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt could trigger unrest in North Korea.
Moreover, the regime fears that any outside communication could assist anybody attempting to flee to reach South Korea, the report said. This fear is heightened by reports of an increasing number of people attempting to cross the border into China due to food shortage in the isolated nation.
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