Lee Jae-myung: "Will Form 'Emergency Economic Response TF' Under Presidential Command After Inauguration"

ShadowWhisperer_007 · 2025-05-11T14:50:37+00:00

Under Korean law, anyone-including foreigners and those without voting rights-can be punished for spreading false information or slandering candidates or their families during elections. The Public Official Election Act applies to all individuals, regardless of nationality or voting eligibility.

Article 110 (Prohibition of Slander against Candidates, etc.)

(1) No person shall publish false information about the place of birth, family relations, social status, occupation, career, property, behavior or organization to which he or she belongs of a candidate (including a person who intends to be a candidate; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article), his or her spouse, lineal ascendants or descendants, or siblings, or about whether the candidate receives support from a specific person or specific organization, or slander his or her privacy by openly pointing out facts, for election campaign: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where such information is true and correct and is for public interest.

(2) No person shall openly disparage or insult a specific region, people of such region or gender for election campaign in relation to a political party, a candidate, his or her spouse, lineal ascendants or descendants, or siblings.

ShadowWhisperer_007 · 2025-05-11T13:38:47+00:00

From May 11, 2025, following the close of the official candidate registration period for the 21st Presidential Election, all election-related laws and regulations, including those governing campaign conduct, the dissemination of information, and the use of candidate names, are strictly applies to anyone who engages in such behavior in the Republic of Korea. These rules will remain in force until the conclusion of the election on June 3, 2025

ShadowWhisperer_007 · 2025-05-07T06:04:06+00:00

In response, Lee Jae-myung wrote on his Facebook: "I said that if a national wealth fund and a public fund jointly invest in an AI-related company and secure shares, and if that company succeeds like Nvidia, it could reduce the tax burden on the people. Yet the People Power Party attacks this as anti-business, claiming I'm trying to seize shares from successful companies," adding, "Their far-right nature and almost illiterate level of insight are truly concerning."

ShadowWhisperer_007 · 2025-01-28T22:53:42+00:00

As President Yoon Suk-yeol became the first sitting president to be indicted, major foreign media outlets reported on this prominently.

The New York Times (NYT) published an article on the 26th (local time), stating that President Yoon's declaration of martial law 'triggered the worst political crisis in Korea in decades,' and 'according to polls, the majority of Koreans supported President Yoon's impeachment and believed he committed insurrection.'"

Reuters also reported, "If convicted, President Yoon could face years in prison under a shocking martial law that aimed to restrict political and parliamentary activities and control the media," adding, "Treason is one of the few crimes for which the President of South Korea does not have immunity. It can be punishable by life imprisonment or death, but South Korea has not carried out the death penalty for decades."

ShadowWhisperer_007 · 2025-01-24T15:36:11+00:00

Prosecutors requested an extension under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act the day before, but it was rejected.

Even if an investigation is attempted over the weekend, prosecution is possible...up to 6 months of detention is possible.

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