Corruption in South Korea
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Corruption in South Korea is moderate compared to most countries in the
Notable cases
President Park Geun-hye was found guilty in 16 charges, including abuse of power and bribery, then she was imprisoned for 25 years.[4] Another former president Lee Myung-bak was also charged with corruption scandals involving major companies in 2018 and he was sentenced 17 years in jail.[5]
As a result of such scandals, coupled with other incidents, such as the Sewol disaster, a 2015 report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed that "[a]almost 70 percent of South Koreans distrust their government, while less than 30 percent of them are confident in the nation's judicial system." This rate is significantly lower than the OECD average, which was 41.8 percent. Despite South Korea's low public confidence rate in 2015, it was at least a step up from the rate in 2007 by 10 percentage points.[6]
The
Notable incidents
- 2008 Grand National Party Convention bribery incident
- Anti-corruption agency
- BBK stock price manipulation incident
- Daewoo dissolution and corruption scandal
- Improper Solicitation and Graft Act
- MOFAT Diamond scandal
- 2016 South Korean political scandal
- South Korean illegal surveillance incident
- South Korean nuclear scandal
- Gwangju Inhwa School
- Jeon-gwan ye-u
See also
Notes
- ^ Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam
References
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: South Korea". Transparency.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2023 for Asia Pacific: Regional Stagnation Marked by Inadequate Delivery of Anti-corruption Commitments". Transparency.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "South Korean court raises ex-president Park's jail term to 25 years". Reuters. 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Supreme Court upholds 17-year sentence against ex-president Lee". The Korea Herald. 29 October 2020.
- ^ Claire Lee (9 August 2015). "Korea Herald".
- ^ "The Republic of Korea Corruption Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Korea Will Probe Chaebol Executives Named in Tax-Evasion Reports". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
- The Republic of Korea Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal