A Nonentity Writes

log date: 2025-12-14 May 2023, personnel corruption in the hiring of 11 high-ranking officials at the National Election Commission (NEC), including hereditary hiring practices, was revealed. In a flash, then-NEC Chairman Tae-ahk Noh (노태악) announced an internal investigation, and then-Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Chairperson Hyun-hee Jeon (전현희) hastily announced an investigation plan without any internal discussion. However, this was merely a formality, and the NEC concluded its internal audit by exonerating the alleged hiring irregularities. The NEC even attempted to ensure that several officials exposed for corruption submitted their resignations before disciplinary proceedings began, thereby preventing them from being disadvantaged in their reappointment or pension plans. "This case was uncovered during a compliance audit of NEC employees conducted by the Board of Audit and Inspection. Employee A from Gahngwon Election Commission went on a trip to Japan in July 20...

log date: 2025-10-5 Overview of the case:  Based on press releases distributed by the  Ministry of Interior and Safety  and South Korean media reports, on September 26, 2025 at 20:15, a fire broke out in the server room on the fifth floor of the Daejeon headquarters of the  National Information Resources Service  (NIRS ) in South Korea, and was reportedly extinguished after 21 hours. On October 20, 2022, as the head of NIRS at the time, Kang Dong-seok announced on KTV (Korea Policy Broadcasting) that the NIRS was prepared to recover within three hours in the event of a system failure due to a fire or other disaster. However, instead of Lee Jae-yong who is the current head of NIRS and didn't even make an official appearance yet, Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-joong announced after the incident of September 26 that recovery would take considerable time because the government 's backup system was not operational. Immediately after Yoon's announcem...

Over the past several decades, the Korean judiciary has been criticized for making politically motivated decisions in cases that should have been decided solely on the basis of law. Criticized for violating political neutrality, the judiciary is now perceived as an institution in need of reform, effectively facing a serious crisis. The prosecution services in South Korea also began to undergo reform and reorganization due to cases in which prosecutors indicted people with the intention of intimidating the public or cases in which the decisions to prosecute was made based on political interests rather than the law. Concerned about the corruption of the judiciary, fueled by judges' bargaining and prosecutors' abuse of their power to prosecute, the Korean public is demanding that the entire legal system reflect and reform. Meanwhile, a Korean lawyer has been caught committing a serious crime that goes beyond legal ethics and undermines the very foundation of the judicial system, s...

log date: 2025-9-1 A partial amendment to the Public Official Election Act has been proposed in South Korea, raising concerns about serious harm to the public interest. The bill(amendment), co-sponsored by twelve lawmakers, was proposed on August 19, 2025. The notice period for its enactment ends on September 3, 2025. If there are few objections, it will be referred to a subcommittee of the Public Administration and Security Committee for deliberation. Source: The Legislative Information System in South Korea The scope of the proposed new provision is overly vague and broad. Simply pointing out injustices or flaws in the current Public Official Election Act and electoral system could result in the punishment of innocent citizens, a serious infringement on citizens' freedom of expression. For instance, the falsity of messages contained in the banners must be verified through investigation. However, the National Election Commission (NEC) reportedly refuses to disclose any election-re...