October 4, 2019 Huge Rallies Calling for Moon Jae-in, Cho Kuk to Step Down in Seoul on National Foundation Day Massive demonstrations calling for Moon-Jae In and Cho-Guk to step down on 2019-10-3 Categories Corruption/Demonstrations/Freedom/Impeachment/Protests
September 19, 2019 Cho Kuk, North Korea’s Coal Shipping, and Sanctions Against North Korea 2019-9-19, Tara O President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk (조국) as the Justice Minister on September 9, 2019, despite numerous allegations of unethical and illegal activities, including corruption, abuse of... Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea
September 9, 2019 South Korean President Moon Jae-in Forces Appointment of Cho Kuk 2019-9-9, PennMike on September 9, 2019, President Moon Jae-in pushed through his appointment of Cho Kuk as the Minister of Justice. Cho Kuk was unacceptable to the general public due... Categories Corruption/South Korea/Translation of Korean News
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 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
February 24, 2019 Colonel Lee Jong-myeong, a South Korean National Hero, Being Expelled from His Own Political Party for Not Remaining Silent about 5.18 Gwangju Incident 2019-2-24, Tara O The Central Ethics Committee of South Korea’s main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, decided to expel National Assemblyman Lee Jong-myeong (이종명) on February 14, 2019, because... Categories 5.18/Censorship/Corruption/Freedom/Law/Liberal Democracy/People/Leadership/Subversion
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
