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Sami Quadri

South Korea ends import ban on sex dolls

Lawmaker Lee Yong-ju speaks during a parliamentary inspection at the National Assembly in Seoul

(Picture: AP)

South Korea has lifted a ban on imports of sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life.

Customs officials had cited a clause in the law that prohibits bringing in goods that “harm the country’s beautiful traditions and public morals” and confiscated more than a 1,000 dolls since 2018.

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