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July 18, 2024

Former Lieutenant Governor Lee Hwa-young Gave $8 Million to North Korea, Violating Sanctions

2024-7-18, Tara O On June 7, 2024, the court sentenced the former Lieutenant Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Lee Hwa-young (이화영) (Democratic Party of Korea, DPK), to 9 ½ years in...

Bribery/Lee Jae-myung/North Korea/Sanctions

May 14, 2024

Destroying South Korea’s HUMINT Capability: The Framing of Colonel Cheong Kyu-phil; Benefits North Korea, China

2024-5-14, Tara O The Moon Jae-in administration (10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022) conducted a wide-scale purge of patriots who dedicated themselves to protecting the Republic of Korea (ROK)...

Abuse of Authority/China/Espionage/Intelligence/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security/Spy/Subversion

April 24, 2024

40-something YouTuber Who Wanted to Monitor for Election Fraud in South Korea Jailed

2024-4-24, Tara O A 40-something YouTuber concerned about election fraud installed CC cameras in 40 precincts in South Korea for the April 2024 general election. He, like many South Korean...

Censorship/Election Fraud/Elections/Human Rights/Lawfare

April 9, 2024

Democratic Party of Korea Targets 200 Seats for Itself and Related Parties in 2024 General Election

2024-4-9, Tara O The Democratic Party of Korea has been stating their target of obtaining 200 seats (of 300 total seats) in the 2024 General Election to elect the members...

Elections

April 9, 2024

Democratic Party of Korea Aimed for 31.3% Early Voting Rate, And Got It

2024-4-9, Tara O On April 7, 2024, the National Election Commission of South Korea announced that the early voting rate in the April 2024 general election was 31.28%, the highest...

Elections

April 5, 2024

South Korean Election Commission Early Vote Count Greater than Number of Observed Voters

2024-4-5, Tara O South Korea’s general election is on April 10, 2024. This election will select 300 lawmakers for South Korea’s National Assembly, which is the Korean equivalent of the...

Election Fraud/Elections

January 19, 2024

North Korea-Russia Missile and Satellite Technology Cooperation

2024-1-19, Tara O North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on January 16, 2024. The document detailed below indicates...

Missiles/North Korea/Russia

November 18, 2023

China’s 38 Fake News Sites Disseminating Pro-China, Anti-US, Anti-Japan Content in South Korea

2023-11-18, Tara O Chinese organizations posing as South Korean media-related PR companies have established 38 news sites disguised as South Korean domestic media outlets, which are spreading pro-China, anti-America, and...

China/Influence Operations/Psychological Operations

November 5, 2023

Major South Korean Political Parties Signed Agreements with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

2023-11-5, Tara O Two major political parties in South Korea have signed agreements with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Furthermore, a large number of lawmakers, 100, signed up to be...

China/Influence Operations/South Korea/Subversion

September 8, 2023

Gwangju, Chinese Communist Party, and the Zheng Lucheng Controversy in Korea

2023-9-8, Tara O The City of Gwangju (Kwangju) in South Jeolla Province in Korea has been paying tribute to a communist, Zheng Lucheng (Chinese pronunciation: Zheng Lucheng, 鄭律成, 정뤼청, Korean...

China/Communism/Influence Operations/Korean War