A group of South Korean military officers is pressing a court to overturn the military’s ban, announced earlier this year, on books which it considers dangerously pro-North Korean, anti-US, or anti-capitalist. The military says the “seditious†books would hinder the concentration of soldiers, and harm the military’s “mental power.†The officers say the move is censorship and unconstitutional.
The list reportedly includes 23 books, including two by US author Noam Chomsky which were listed for being “anti-government and anti-US.†One of those books is Year 501: The Conquest Continues.