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April 2, 2022

KimMelda: NIS Fund Used to Pay South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s Wife’s Luxurious Clothes and Jewelry?

2022-4-2, Tara O South Korean First Lady Kim Jong-sook’s extravagant spending on clothes, shoes, jewelry, and accessories during the Moon administration has become a major controversy in South Korea. The...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea

March 5, 2022

South Korean Presidential Election 2022: Ballot Problems Already

Tara O, 2022-3-5 The presidential election date is March 9, 2022, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters can vote on that day or during the pre-vote period of March 4-5,...

Abuse of Authority/Election Fraud/Elections

January 9, 2022

Instagram Removes “Defeat Communism” Posting, CIO Collects on Shinsegae Vice Chair Chung Yong-jin’s Electronic Communications

2022-1-9, Tara O Instagram removed a post by Chung Yong-jin (정용진), vice chairman of Shinsegae Group, which owns Shinsegae department stores and eMart, early this year. On January 5, 2022,...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Communism/Freedom/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/Human Rights/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Protests/South Korea/Suppression

January 3, 2022

Moon Administration’s CIO / Gongsoocheo Spies on Journalists, Opposition Politicians, Students, and Other Civilians

Updated on 2022-1-9: The CIO / Gong soocheo monitored the electronic communications of over 300 people, as of 9 a.m., January 7, 2022. They include 170 foreign and domestic journalists...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press

November 19, 2021

Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung, Hwacheon Daeyu Corruption Scandal, and Ties to Legal Profession

2021-11-19, Tara O The massive corruption case—Daejang-dong Gate or Hwacheon Daeyu Gate—remained under the rug for years until recently. It has been widely reported since September 2021 in the Korean...

Abuse of Authority/Bribery/Corruption

November 7, 2021

Park Cheol-min’s Affidavit about South Korean Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung’s Close Ties to Gangsters

2021-10-6, Park Cheol-min’s Affidavit [Translation] Park Cheol-min’s Affidavit (2021. 10. 6.) Name : Park Iron Min (박철민) How do you do? I am Park Chol-min, the son of former City...

Abuse of Authority/Bribery/Corruption

November 3, 2021

South Korean Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung’s pro-China, pro-North Korea, Anti-ROK-US Alliance, Anti-Human Rights Background

2021-11-3, Tara O South Korea’s presidential election will be on March 9, 2022. Lee Jae-myung (이재명) is the presidential candidate from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (Deobureo Minjoo Party). ...

Abuse of Authority/China/Communism/Corruption/Defectors/Elections/Freedom of Speech/Human Rights/Scandal/Socialism/South Korea

October 25, 2021

Cozy Relations between South Korea’s National Election Commission and the Supreme Court Blur Separation of Power, Undermines Impartiality

2021-10-25, Tara O The National Election Commission (NEC) in South Korea describes itself as “an independent constitutional body alongside the National Assembly, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court.” However,...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Election Fraud/Elections/Law/Lawfare/Protests/Rule of Law/South Korea

September 20, 2021

More Suppression of Free Speech in South Korea: Arrests of Kim Se-ui, Kang Yong-seok, and Kim Yong-ho; Cho Kuk’s Defamation Lawsuits Against Lee Jong-won, Kim Sang-hyun, Woo Jong-chang

2021-9-20, Tara O On September 7, 2021, the police arrested 3 people running Hoverlab (Garo Sero yeonguso), a popular YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers: Kim Se-ui (김세의), formerly a...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Freedom of Speech/Lawfare/South Korea

September 17, 2021

Freedom of Speech Under Attack: Koo Ja-Woong, a YouTubers In Jail for 6 Months for “Defaming” Powerful Media Executive Sohn Suk-hee

2021-9-17, Tara O On March 19, 2021, Koo Ja-woong (구자웅) was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for defamation by the Seoul Northern District Court (서울북부지부). Ku is a YouTuber with...