Category: Rule of Law

June 25, 2022

Sex Bribery, Evidence Tampering Scandal of Lee Jun-seok, the People Power Party Leader, PPP Support Base in Uproar, Opposition Party Quiet

2022-6-25, Tara O The People Power Party’s (PPP) Ethics Committee has been meeting to determine how it will punish Lee Jun-seok (이준석), the leader of the party, for the sexual...

Categories Bribery/Rule of Law/Sex

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...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/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 1, 2021

Young Lawyers’ Statement About the Unjust Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, Crumbling of Rule of Law

2021-6-25, Young Lawyers Young Lawyers made the following statement on June 25, 2021 on the 71st anniversary of Korean War. — Young Lawyers’ Statement About the Unjust Impeachment of President...

Categories Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Tyranny

January 18, 2021

Park Geun-hye Receives a Total of 22 Years Imprisonment, Potentially 3 Years Forced Labor

2021-1-18, Tara O The total sentencing for Park Geun-hye is finalized at 22 years imprisonment, a fine of ₩18,000,000,000 ($16.3 million) and an additional fee of ₩3,500,000,000 ($3.2 million).  She...

Categories Impeachment/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

December 11, 2020

Intelligence Special Activities Fund Increasing While NIS Core Function is Neutralized, Park Geun-hye Unjustly Jailed for the Fund, while Moon’s Blue House Continues to Receive the Fund

2020-12-11, Tara O NIS Budget Increasing Despite the expected removal of core capabilities from the National Intelligence Service (NIS, South Korea’s CIA), the NIS budget is actually increasing.  In 2020,...

Categories Budget/Human Rights/Intelligence/Moon Jae-in/Purge/Rule of Law/South Korea

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

September 28, 2020

Rally Organizers Jailed, Prime Minister & Police Promise Crackdown, Suppression of Freedom of Assembly in South Korea

2020-9-28, Tara O October 3rd is National Foundation Day in South Korea.  Similar to last year, major rallies against the Moon Jae-in government were planned for that day, but the...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Election Fraud/Freedom/Labor Union/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Police/Protests/Religion/Rule of Law/Scandal/South Korea/Suppression/Tyranny/West Sea

August 15, 2020

PICTURES: 8.15 Massive Rallies in Seoul Calling for Moon Jae-in Out

August 15, 2020, Tara O Despite the rain on August 15, 2020, crowds gathered, calling to oust President Moon Jae-in.  August 15, 2020 is a national holiday in Korea.  On...

Categories Demonstrations/Freedom/Impeachment/Moon Jae-in/Private Property/Protests/Rule of Law/Security/South Korea/Tyranny

August 10, 2020

South Korean Justice Minister Choo Promotes Prosecutors Loyal to the Moon Administration?

2020-8-8, Freedom-Korea.com [TRANSLATION]  Many prosecutors who were moved to key positions announced on August 7, 2020 were controversial figures, who either prevented investigations targeting the Moon Jae-in administration or forcibly...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Translation of Korean News