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Company indebted, workers lost their jobs, but the owner's wealth growing. Miracle?

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log date: 2026-5-29 The police forcibly dispersed employees who were staging a hunger strike in front of the Blue House, demanding a resolution to the Homeplus crisis.They have requested a meeting with the President. Reported by Service union (서비스연맹) on 2026-5-25. Employees of Homeplus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter Homeplus 홈플러스), demanding a meeting with the President Lee in front of the Blue House, South Korea. Homeplus employees ended up into a hunger strike in the front of the Blue House after being ignored while waiting for a response from the Lee administration following a press conference held on 2026-5-19. On January 14, 2026, all requests for arrest warrants against Homeplus executives including Michael Byoung-ju Kim (김병주) the owner of MBK Partners, who was the cause of the Homplus crisis, were dismissed. The predictions that the public had feared and criticized have become reality. In the substantive hearing following the requests for arrest warrants, the court released Byoung-ju Ki...

Price discrimination on essential goods is an inequality seen only in colonies - ②

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log date: 2026-5-24 The shares of public sector enterprises cannot be traded on the stock exchange because the shares of listed companies affect the ownership structure. Public sector companies are established with public funds and are operated by the government for the purpose of profit seeking for the public interest. Since a state-owned organization where the government determines product prices through supply terms and conditions, must engage in management activities that align with the public interest, it is reasonable to legally prohibit them from listing on the stock exchange. Korea Electric Power Corporation (hereinafter KEPCO) is perceived as a public sector enterprise to such an extent that if you ask South Koreans what kind of company KEPCO is, nine out of ten Koreans will answer that it's a state-owned enterprise. It is true that the government determines KEPCO's electricity rates through the Electricity Supply Terms and Conditions; therefore, viewing KEPCO as a pub...

Those who have amassed wealth by piggybacking on the fame of the late President Roh Moo-hyun

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May the deceased rest in peace. Source: News Tomato Today marks the 17th anniversary of the passing of Roh Moo-hyun, the 16th President of the Republic of Korea, who was the most beloved and popular president in history. He passed away suddenly after suffering harsh harassment from the prosecution, corrupt media, and the successor administration. Every year, countless Koreans attend memorial services to mourn his passing. The Roh Moo-hyun Foundation was established in September of the same year to commemorate President Roh Moo-hyun who passed away in May 2009. log date: 2026-5-23 The Roh Moo-hyun Foundation (노무현재단) has raised various suspicions since its inception. Although a long time has passed, the fundamental issue that needs to be rectified now is that the foundation's activities and the use of donations are unrelated to President Roh Moo-hyun (노무현 대통령). Above all, the most serious and urgent issue is that a specific group of people may be embezzling a significant portion of t...

Lawsuit regarding the progressive electricity pricing system dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2023 - ①

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log date: 2026-5-1 "The privatization of KEPCO has infringed upon our citizens' fundamental rights to energy." From the perspective of ownership, KEPCO is a company that has completed privatization. Not only was it listed on the stock exchange in 1989 and the New York Stock Exchange in 1994, but the ownership structure of KEPCO shares has reached a level that threatens South Korea's energy sovereignty. South Korea government owns only 18.2% of KEPCO shares, while the Korea Development Bank owns 32.9% and foreigners own 22.26% . (As of April 10, 2026) (Source:  곽상언TV )  Preface I would like to clarify that the content of this post is sourced from a book authored by lawyer Sahng-eon Gwak and video materials from his YouTube channel. Based on his litigation records and explanations, this post aims to identify unlawful business conduct of KEPCO's progressive residential electricity pricing system and to document the progress of the lawsuit and the facts that have emer...

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