“Privilege Abuse” by National Assembly Members: Conduct a Full Investigation and Hold Them Accountable! More and more cases are emerging in which members of the National Assembly have privatized the power entrusted to them by the people and abused it as a tool for personal gain. Recent allegations surrounding DemocraticRead More →
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 →
Transparency International (TI) today submitted a petition to the United Nations General Assembly to create an international standard for beneficial ownership. This petition was requested to be addressed by the UN General Assembly Special Session Against Corruption (UNGASS 2021), scheduled to be held in June 2021. Including Transparency International KoreaRead More →
Lee Sang Hak (Transparency International-Korea) Summary ① Compared to citizens in other countries, South Koreans believe that the level of corruption in South Korea has been improving a lot recently. ② Compared to the 2017 survey, the level of corruption in each societal area has improved. However, the level ofRead 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 →
We should adopt an Anti-money Laundering policy which complies with international standards, immediately. 4. Mar. 2020. In April, the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has published the Mutual Evaluation Report of the Republic of Korea (Korea) on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, which was processed from January 2019 toRead More →
TI-Korea CPI 2019 Press Release January 23, 2020 Transparency International-Korea Report on South Korea’s transparency from the 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI 2019) “We must promote a sustainable and systematic anti-corruption policy more strongly and rise to a more developed country.” South Korea ranks 39th out of 180 countries inRead More →
Corruption Perception Index 2019 Data Set Read More →