All posts tagged "bribes"

  • Independent lawmaker Park Ki-choon shows a stern face at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office on Aug. 19, 2015, as he is transferred to a detention house after prosecutors arrested him on suspicion of taking bribes from a businessman. Park is suspected of receiving illegal political funds worth 350 million won (US$299,000) and valuables, such as luxury watches and bags, from the head of a distribution agency. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean officials taking $900+ to be expelled

    South Korean courts are cracking down on political corruption by issuing a new law that states any bribe exceeding one million won (US$900) received in exchange for favors will result in an immediate removal from office. That...

    • Posted September 24, 2015
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