Corruption Archives - East Asia Research Center

August 3, 2022

4th Death Associated with Lawmaker Lee Jae-myung’s Scandals

2022-8-3, Tara O Sergeant Major (retired) Kim Hyun-wook (김현욱) was found dead in his home, a low-rise condo (“villa”) in Yongtong District, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province on July 26, 2022, after...

Abuse of Authority/Bribery/Corruption/Lee Jae-myung

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

January 13, 2022

Dead: 3 Key Witnesses of Corruption and Bribery Cases Linked to Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung

2022-1-13, Tara O A Whistleblower, Lee Byung-chul (이병철), was found dead at a motel in Seoul on January 11, 2022. He provided recordings on Lee Jae-myung’s legal fees paid by...

Bribery/Corruption/Elections/Lee Jae-myung/South Korea

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

July 7, 2021

Special prosecutor Park Young-soo, who Attacked the Legitimacy of Former President Park Geun-hye’s administration with Evidence-less Bribery Charges, is Accused of Bribery

2021-7-5, PennMike [TRANSLATION] Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo (박영수), who is responsible for sending former President Park Geun-hye to prison for 22 years for charges of bribery, when Park did not...

Corruption/Law/Translation of Korean News

April 24, 2021

Park Won-soon’s 9 Years of Seoul “Gave ₩700 billion (~$600 million) to Leftist Civic Groups, Nurtured 2 Million Votes… Seoul Grew ‘Left-wing Voters'”

2021-4-21, NewDaily [TRANSLATION] [Editor’s Note] As a result of the April 7, 2021 Seoul Mayor’s By-election, the new Mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon of the People Power Party, is in...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Translation of Korean News

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