Category: North Korea

July 18, 2024

Former Lieutenant Governor Lee Hwa-young Gave $8 Million to North Korea, Violating Sanctions

2024-7-18, Tara O On June 7, 2024, the court sentenced the former Lieutenant Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Lee Hwa-young (이화영) (Democratic Party of Korea, DPK), to 9 ½ years in...

Categories Bribery/Lee Jae-myung/North Korea/Sanctions

May 14, 2024

Destroying South Korea’s HUMINT Capability:  The Framing of Colonel Cheong Kyu-phil; Benefits North Korea, China

2024-5-14, Tara O The Moon Jae-in administration (10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022) conducted a wide-scale purge of patriots who dedicated themselves to protecting the Republic of Korea (ROK)...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Espionage/Intelligence/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security/Spy/Subversion

January 19, 2024

North Korea-Russia Missile and Satellite Technology Cooperation

2024-1-19, Tara O North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on January 16, 2024.  The document detailed below indicates...

Categories Missiles/North Korea/Russia

May 25, 2023

North Korea’s Spies Also in the Progressive Party and Teachers’ Union in South Korea

2023-5-24, Munhwa Ibo [TRANSLATION] Above: KTU members block the police and National Intelligence Service (NIS) search & seizure of KTU office in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, 2023-5-23, Yonhap News Mr....

Categories Information Operations/Intelligence/North Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

March 23, 2023

Moon Jae-in’s Blue House Official:  “Bundles of Cash Sent to North Korea through Seongnam Airport”

2023-2-9, JoongAng Ilbo [TRANSLATION] [Truncated] In that case, did the Moon Jae-in government not have any remittances to North Korea? In this regard, I have heard something noteworthy. According to...

Categories Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News

March 2, 2023

Press Release:  Implement the North Korean Human Rights Act, Delayed 7 Years by the Democratic Party of Korea

2023-3-2, Press Release Statement by North Korea Human Rights [Non-profit] Corporation and 82 other human rights organizations The Democratic Party of Korea (Deobureo Minju Party) should immediately implement the North...

Categories Human Rights/North Korea/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

January 17, 2023

South Korean Court Imprisons a Vietnam War Veteran and Retired ROK Army Colonel for Saying North Korea Was Involved in the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980

2023-1-17, Tara O On January 12, 2023, the Korean Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Court’s decision to imprison Colonel Ji Man-won on defamation charges for saying North Korea was involved...

Categories 5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom of Expression/Freedom of Speech/Freedom of the Press/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/North Korea/South Korea/Suppression

January 11, 2023

Spy Investigations Considerably Slowed Down during Moon Jae-in Government, Investigations Restarted Under Yoon Suk-yeol Administration, but Concerns Remain

2023-1-9, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] Article Title: The Moon Government Let Go of Spy Investigations…Only 3 People in 4 Years (文정부, 간첩수사 손 놔… 4년동안 3명 적발 그쳐) Prior to the...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Defense/Espionage/Intelligence/National Security/North Korea/South Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News/Treason

December 19, 2022

3 More Defectors Forced to Return to North Korea by the Moon Government in 2018; Defector:  Hundreds of North Korean Boats with Defectors Forcibly Returned to North Korea in 2017 & 2018

2022-12-19, Tara O The Moon Jae-in Administration (10 May 2017-9 May 2022) sent back 2 fishermen defectors to North Korea against their wishes in 2019, and the defectors say they...

Categories Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Japan/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security

December 7, 2022

KCTU Background:  Korean Labor Union Pursues North Korea’s Anti-U.S., Anti-ROK, Anti-Japan Positions; Calls to Abolish the National Security Act; Coordinates with North Korea

2022-12-7, Tara O Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) (전국민주노동조합총연맹) abbreviated as MinNoChong (민노총) pursues demands that are anti-U.S., anti-Japan, and pro-North Korea.  KCTU works with North Korea to pursue...

Categories Communism/Demonstrations/Jeondaehyup/Labor Union/National Security/North Korea/Protests/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion