Category: Law

December 24, 2022

China’s Police Stations Worldwide and a Strange Chinese Restaurant in Seoul

2022-12-24, Tara O Safeguard Defenders, a Spain-based rights group, exposed China’s extraterritoriality by discovering China operating extralegal police stations in at least 50 foreign countries in a report “110 Overseas...

Categories China/Law/National Security/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,...

Categories 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...

Categories Corruption/Law/Translation of Korean News

June 8, 2021

We Condemn Abolishing the National Security Act, which Guarantees Continuous North Korean Espionage Activities Harmful to the Free Republic of Korea

2021-6-3, Freedom Coalition For Defending National Security Act June 3, 2021 The 105 patriotic societies organized the “Freedom Coalition For Defending National Security Act” (국가보안법수호자유연대) on June 3, 2021.  The...

Categories Communism/Espionage/Law/Lawfare/National Security/Socialism/South Korea/Spy/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion

October 4, 2020

Chinese Ambassador to Korea and Chief Prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl Discuss Cooperation in ‘Law Enforcement’

2020-9-29, Asia Economy [TRANSLATION] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol (윤석열) discussed exchanges in the field of law enforcement with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Hai Ming. According to the legal...

Categories China/Influence Operations/Law/Rule of Law/Translation of Korean News

July 25, 2020

“Government Employees with More than 2 Houses, Block Promotions, Punish as Crime,” 5 Years Jail, in Democratic Party of Korea-Introduced Bills

2020-7-22, Seoul Shinmun [TRANSLATION] After Noh Young-min (노영민), Chief of Staff to the President, sold his house in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province followed by another residence in Banpo neighborhood, Gangnam...

Categories Law/Private Property/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

July 25, 2020

Housing Rent Amount to be Set by Mayors and Governors, the Ruling Party Introduces a New Proposal in South Korea

2020-7-20, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] [Truncated] According to the amendment to the Housing Basic Act (주거기본법) and the Housing Lease Protection Act (주택임대차보호법) posted on the National Assembly homepage on July...

Categories Law/Private Property/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

March 10, 2020

Changing the Constitution: Some South Korean Lawmakers Surreptitiously Propose to Change the Constitution if 2% of the Population Agree

2020-3-10, Tara O In a surprise move, and amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, a group of lawmakers tabled a bill–  “One Point Constitutional Amendment”– to change South Korea’s Constitution, if 1,000,000...

Categories Constitution/Elections/Labor Union/Law/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Wuhan Virus

December 12, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party & 4 Smaller Parties Exclude the Main Opposition Party Again, Disregard Parliamentary System, Quickly Pass ₩512 Trillion ($432 Billion) Super Budget Without Discussion

2019-12-12, Tara O On December 10, 2019, the ruling party + 4 smaller parties, so-called “4+1,” formed a bloc to pass what is known as the “Super Budget” of ₩512.3...

Categories 5.18/Budget/Corruption/Economy/Human Rights/Korean War/Law/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

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