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May 14, 2019

South Korean Supreme Court Removed and eventually Took Disciplinary Action against Judge Sung Chang-ho, who ‘confined Kim Kyoung-soo,’ Moon Jae-in’s Close Associate

2019-5-9, Chosun Ilbo Judge Sung Chang-ho (성창호) was in charge of the first trial of Kim Kyoung-su (김경수), the governor of South Gyeongsang Province [who also worked on then-candidate Moon...

Law/Lawfare/Opinion Rigging/Translation of Korean News

April 25, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party, Smaller Opposition parties Agree to Fast Track Bills to Create Additional Independent Investigative Body Akin to North Korea’s Secret Police, Increase Unelected Officials, Silence Discussions on the 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-4-25, Tara O On April 8, 2019, the ruling Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic Party) threatened that if the election system reform agreement is not reached by April 10, 2019, then...

5.18/Censorship/Constitution/Law/Lawfare

April 23, 2019

Moon Appoints Lee Mi-seon while in Uzbekistan…4 of 9 Constitutional Court Judges Appointed Without Confirmation from the National Assembly

2019-4-19, Chosun.com On April 19, 2019, President Moon Jae-in appointed Lee Mi-seon (이미선) and Moon Hyung-bae (문형배) to be judges on the constitutional court of Korea, while he was visiting...

Law/People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News

March 12, 2019

South Korean Left Wing Extremists’ Profanity toward the Judge who Released Former President Lee Myung-bak on Bail

2019-3-7, PennMike A controversy arose over the massive personal attacks and condemnation toward judge Jung Joon-young (정준영) (52), the Seoul Supreme Court judge who freed former president Lee Myung-bak (78)...

Law/People/Leadership/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...

5.18/Censorship/Corruption/Freedom/Law/Liberal Democracy/People/Leadership/Subversion

January 8, 2019

Constitutional Court Decision: Dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party

Decided on 2014-12-19 Case: Dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party, Case No. 2013Hun-Da1 This is a 442-page court document. Numerous names appear in the document, but the 2nd syllables are...

Law/Official Documents

November 25, 2018

Suppression of Freedom of the Press in South Korea: What’s So Special About a Tablet PC that a Journalist is in Jail?

2017-11-25, Tara O This is an update on journalist Byun Hee-jai (변희재), who was preemptively jailed prior to trial for libel in South Korea. For the original report, see here....

Censorship/Freedom/Law

November 19, 2018

Judicial Representatives Urging Current Judges to Strongly Consider Impeachment [of Judges by Other Judges]…Will Judiciary also be “Politicized?”

2018-11-19, PennMike National Judiciary Representatives Meeting adopting ‘impeachment sympathy’ ’53: 43’… “Need to review it [impeachment of judges by other judges] along with disciplinary action” Delivered to the Chief Justice...

Law/Translation of Korean News

September 18, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sued Koh Young-ju for calling Moon a Communist

Tara O, 2018-9-16 Using lawsuits to silence the critics in South Korea is a growing phenomenon. Blue House Chief of Staff, Im Jong-seok sued a researcher Dr. Ji Man-won for...

Alliance/Censorship/Constitution/Druking/Freedom/Groups/Law/People/Leadership/Politics

September 15, 2018

More Libel Suits to Silence Critics: Cartoonist Yoon Seo-in, Journalist Kim Se-ui

Tara O 2018-9-15 On September 11, 2018, the prosecutor proposed a 1-year sentence each for Mr. Yoon Seo-in, a cartoonist, and Mr. Kim Se-ui, a journalist, for libel at the...