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February 2, 2020

4 Years Jail for Libel Regarding 5.18 Gwangju Incident? Freedom of Speech to be Set Back Again in South Korea

February 2, 2020, Tara O The suppression of freedom of speech continues in South Korea. Prosecutors are pushing for 4 years of jail for Dr. Ji Man-won (지만원, 77-year old...

5.18/Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Constitution/Corruption/Disinformation/Freedom/History/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Rule of Law/South Korea

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...

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

December 7, 2019

Blue House Suspected of Manipulating the 2018 Election in Ulsan and Elsewhere using Police Investigations, a Key Witness is Found Dead, Investigation of Blue House Involvement Ongoing

2019-12-7, Tara O A former Blue House inspector Baek Jae-young (백재영) was found dead on December 1, 2019 just hours prior to the time he was due to appear at...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Elections/Liberal Democracy/Police/Rule of Law/South Korea/Whistleblower

December 1, 2019

Unelected Representatives, Gongsoocheo to Undermine South Korea’s Identity as a Republic and Separation of Powers; Hunger Strikes by the Opposition Leader Hwang and Others

2019-11-30, Tara O There are multiple hunger strikes ongoing in South Korea in front of the Blue House. Why are people on hunger strikes? It has to do with proposals...

Demonstrations/Disinformation/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Protests/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion

September 4, 2019

Without Park Geun-hye, Conservatives Cannot Survive

2019-8-31, SeongJaeJun TV (translation) A young YouTuber, Sung Jae-jun, talks about how to unify the conservatives in Korea and about the recent Supreme Court decision on August 29, 2019. The...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea/Tablet/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...

Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/Education/Japan/Law/Lawfare/Poll/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Treason/Whistleblower

July 12, 2019

The Fall of the Rule of Law in South Korea: The Impeachment of Park Geun-Hye, Part I: The Media, the Tablet, Public Sentiment, Gookjeong Nongdan, and the National Assembly

2019-7-12, Tara O Timeline of the Impeachment and related events Impeached for “Gookjeong Nongdan”–terminology explained JTBC’s Tablet Story Candlelight Protests/Public Sentiment The South Korean Constitution on impeachment and the duty...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Rule of Law/Subversion

June 6, 2019

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae Speaks Out with a Court Statement (Full Text)

2019-5-31, statement by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae (양승태), via PennMike Of course I want to tell you how miserable I feel as I stand in court, but...

Lawfare/Rule of Law/Statements from Korean groups/Translation of Korean News

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