Transparency International-Korea Announces September’s Corruption and Anti-Corruption News

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 and 10 others put on trial for Samsung’s alleged ‘illegal succession’

3) “Personal attacks and pay cuts” … Anti-corruption NGO suppresses whistleblower employee

<Anti-corruption News>

1)Legislation of the Act on Prevention of Conflict of Interest in activities of public officials is pushed ahead

2) Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission adds passive administration to the criteria for corruption impact assessment

3) Intern selection and thesis examination to be included in the Kim Young-ran Act’s illegal solicitation professions

Transparency International-Korea stated it would select and announce corruption and anti-corruption news to raise awareness of corruption issues and urge their resolution, thereby bringing forth a clean and transparent society.

The announcement was made after a survey conducted from September 24 to 29 and reviewed by experts. The survey required Transparency International-Korea members to rate the importance of articles reported in the media in September this year.

(Translated by Oh Ga-in)