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South Korea corruption
![South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
The trials will revisit the corruption scandal that saw Park ousted from office.
![Public Anger Grows in South Korea Over Justice Minister Nominee Public Anger Grows in South Korea Over Justice Minister Nominee](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-7779857076_8df355fdc1_z1.jpg)
Public Anger Grows in South Korea Over Justice Minister Nominee
By Tae-jun Kang
The scandal surrounding Cho Kuk taps into deeper sentiments that only the rich and powerful can succeed in South Korea.
![Is Moon Jae-in Becoming a Lame Duck? Is Moon Jae-in Becoming a Lame Duck?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-38101720982_77f1c25df0_k.jpg)
Is Moon Jae-in Becoming a Lame Duck?
By Tae-jun Kang
Most South Korean presidents have faltered in their third years. Moon risks falling into the same trap.
![YouTube Emerges as a New Tool for South Korean Whistleblowers YouTube Emerges as a New Tool for South Korean Whistleblowers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-youtube-2617510_1280.jpg)
YouTube Emerges as a New Tool for South Korean Whistleblowers
By Tae-jun Kang
A recent case underscores the changing trend of Korean whistleblowers -- and the longstanding challenges they continue to face.
![The South Korean Presidency Isn’t Cursed. It Just Needs to Be Reformed. The South Korean Presidency Isn’t Cursed. It Just Needs to Be Reformed.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18143197566015.jpg)
The South Korean Presidency Isn’t Cursed. It Just Needs to Be Reformed.
By Kyle Ferrier
Unless changes are made, Lee Myung-bak won't the the last South Korean president to go to jail for corruption.
![South Korean Supreme Court Caught in Park Geun-hye Scandal South Korean Supreme Court Caught in Park Geun-hye Scandal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-south_korea_supreme_court.jpg)
South Korean Supreme Court Caught in Park Geun-hye Scandal
By Troy Stangarone
A chief justice is accused of influencing politically sensitive trials to impress the Park administration.
![Park, Lee and the Plight of Korean Presidents Park, Lee and the Plight of Korean Presidents](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18097354787907.jpg)
Park, Lee and the Plight of Korean Presidents
By Clint Work
Why have all of South Korea's recent leaders been embroiled in corruption scandals?
![Risky Business: South Korea's Secret Military Deal With UAE Risky Business: South Korea's Secret Military Deal With UAE](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_110313081207.jpg)
Risky Business: South Korea's Secret Military Deal With UAE
By June Park and Ali Ahmad
The hidden military pact was meant to seal the UAE-ROK nuclear power plant deal.
![South Korea Goes From One Presidential Scandal to Another South Korea Goes From One Presidential Scandal to Another](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4339590863_8c0af7c3c0_o.jpg)
South Korea Goes From One Presidential Scandal to Another
By Justin Fendos
Renewed scrutiny into the scandals of Lee Myung-bak could mean another South Korean ex-president facing jail time.
![As Sunken Ferry Is Finally Raised, Documentary Explores What Comes After the Sewol As Sunken Ferry Is Finally Raised, Documentary Explores What Comes After the Sewol](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-31_13-40-24.jpg)
As Sunken Ferry Is Finally Raised, Documentary Explores What Comes After the Sewol
By Bruce Harrison
A new documentary attempts to uncover the factors behind one of South Korea's greatest tragedies.
![South Korea's Impeached President Park Now Under Arrest South Korea's Impeached President Park Now Under Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-07_14-05-37.jpg)
South Korea's Impeached President Park Now Under Arrest
By John Power
Less than a month after losing her immunity, Park is detained on charges of bribery and abuse of power.
![The Future of South Korean Democracy The Future of South Korean Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-22_14-32-39.jpg)
The Future of South Korean Democracy
By Darcie Draudt
The Park Geun-hye scandal revealed the flaws in South Korean democracy. Now the challenge is to fix these issues.