President Yoon Suk-yeol Must Resign Immediately for Destroying the Constitution and Democracy! – Statement by Korea Transparency International – Late last night, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, marking the first time in 45 years since 1979. However, before dawn, this de facto coup attempt was thwarted by the protestsRead More →
Position on the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission’s Decision to Close the Luxury Handbag Case The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (hereafter referred to as the “Commission”) announced yesterday that it had closed the case involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee’s receipt of luxury handbags, stating, “There are no penalty provisionsRead More →
Commentary on the Death of a Senior Official from the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission We extend our condolences regarding the passing of the public official from the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC). The loss of a diligent and outstanding public servant who genuinely strived for a corruption-free societyRead More →
Raising the Meal Expense Limit to 50,000 Won for Public Officials Entertained by Work-Related Parties? Is the government setting the stage for condoning corruption? – Position of Korea Transparency International on the Increase in the Meal Expense Limit Under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act – On July 31, theRead More →
Ethics Programs Transparency International-Korea Ethics Program TI Korea Ethics Program Documents ETHICAL POLICIES & GUIDELINES– Ethics Policy– Ethics Charter– Conflict of Interest Policy– Regulation on Ethics Committee HISTORY ETHICS ENACTMENT RECORD– Ethics Charter enacted on 30th August 2000– Conflict of Interest Policy enacted on 30th August 2000– Regulation on EthicsRead More →
Transparency International’s Press Release Slow progress in addressing conflicts of interest leaves the world’s biggest climate conference vulnerable to undue influence and risks undermining its legitimacy, Transparency International warned today. Ahead of the annual climate summit in Glasgow, the global anti-corruption coalition is calling on the UK to show leadershipRead More →
Prepared by Abraham Sumalinog The Green Climate Fund (GCF), with its Secretariat in Songdo, South Korea, held its third board meeting (second virtual meeting) on November 9-13, 2020, for four hours daily from 9 PM to 1 AM Korea Standard Time. Starting at 9:05 PM Korea Time, co-chairs Sue SzaboRead More →
The ruling and opposition parties must form a candidate recommendation committee and launch the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) without delay. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Act was set to take effect on July 15 amid overwhelming public support as a way of reforming the prosecution,Read More →
2020. 9. 29 The Korean headquarter of Transparency International, Transparency International-Korea (joint representatives Kang Sung-gu, Lee Sang-hak, and Toe Hyu) selected and announced the ‘corruption news’ and ‘anti-corruption news’ of September 2020. <Corruption News> 1) Lawmakers’ conflicts of interest and cut-down reports of property continue 2) Vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong andRead More →
LEE Sang-Hak (Policy Committee Chairman, Transparency International Korea) Establishing a transparent culture in our society by launching the ‘Public-Private Partnership Council on Transparent Society’ (PPP) against corruption is one of the most important tasks of our current administration. The Korean anti-corruption movement through public-private partnership measures goes a long wayRead More →
Drafted by Transparency International Korea on June 9th, 2020 1. What is Ombudsman? Originally a Swedish term, an Ombudsman refers to an official appointed by the government or parliament who is in charge of investigating and resolving various petitions raised by citizens. Ombudsman may have a right to indict, butRead More →