Category: Abuse of Authority

August 27, 2019

Justice Minister Nominee Cho Kuk Scandal in South Korea–Treason, Corruption, Hypocrisy, and More

2019-8-27, Tara O For the position of South Korea’s Minister of Justice, President Moon Jae-in nominated Cho Kuk, who has been mired in controversies.  Details follow. When Moon Jae-in became...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/Education/Japan/Law/Lawfare/Poll/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Treason/Whistleblower

July 17, 2019

Curious Circumstances: Moon Jae-in Met his Aunt in North Korea During the 2004 Family Reunion

Tara O, 2019-7-17 Key points: Moon took his family, including his son, who was not on the guest list, to North Korea to meet his Aunt in 2004. Moon’s family...

Categories Abuse of Authority/North Korea/Security

July 3, 2019

Will South Korean Companies Continue to Provide Funds to the Left?

2019-6-27, PennMike [Note 1:  For easy approximate conversion from Won to Dollar, drop three zeros.] [Note 2:  Here, the “right” defends liberal democracy and the market economy; the “left” attacks...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Liberal Democracy/Translation of Korean News

May 27, 2019

South Korean Student Organization Disburses Satire Leaflets of MoonNos, Avenger’s Thanos Parody, in Seoul and other Major Cities, Holds Candlelight Vigil Calling for the Resignation of Moon Jae-in

2019-5-27, Tara O New Jeondaehyeop (전대협), a student organization that parodies the old pro-North Korea Jeondaehyeop from 1980s, but opposite in ideology, disbursed satire leaflets in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju,...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Alliance/Censorship/Freedom/People/Leadership/Satire

May 20, 2019

Direct Suppression of YouTubers Beginning in South Korea?

2017-5-19, Tara O Youtuber Kim Sang-jin (김상진) was arrested on May 11, 2019.  He is the secretary general of the Freedom Coalition, which produces YouTube videos on the Sangjin Aje...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Lawfare

April 19, 2019

South Korean Police’s Illegal Entry into a Residence for Investigation…of a Kim Jong-un Parody Poster

2019-4-15, Chosun.com It was confirmed on April 14, 2019 that the police are actually investigating, even by illegally entering a residence without authorization, those related to the college student gathering...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Translation of Korean News

March 14, 2019

South Korea Introduces Measures to Block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix

2019-3-14, Tara O South Korea introduces measures to block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix, and other online and social network services.  Lee Hyo-sung (이효성), the Chairman of the...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Liberal Democracy

February 7, 2019

Marketer-turned Assemblywoman Sohn Hye-won’s Property Scandal & Moon Jae-in’s “Deobureo Spirit”

2019-2-7, Tara O National Assemblywoman Sohn Hye-won recently cut ties with the ruling party, Deobureo Minju Party, after she was accused of real estate speculation.  As more facts are uncovered,...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Media/People/Leadership/Whistleblower