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Collective punishment is a punishment or sanction imposed on a group or whole community for acts allegedly perpetrated by a member or some members of that group or area, which could be an ethnic or political group, or just the family, friends and neighbors of the perpetrator, as well as entire cities and communities where the perpetrator(s ...
South Korea's presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six hour stand-off inside Yoon's compound in the ...
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (Korean: 고위공직자범죄수사처; Hanja: 高位公職者犯罪搜査處; RR: Gowigongjikja beomjoesusacheo), or CIO in short, is an independent agency of the South Korean government responsible for prosecuting crimes and investigating allegations involving "high-ranking officials" or their direct family members.
On 3 December 2024, at 22:27 Korea Standard Time (KST), Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, declared martial law during a televised address. In his declaration, Yoon accused the Democratic Party (DPK), which has a majority in the National Assembly, of conducting "anti-state activities" and collaborating with "North Korean communists" to destroy the country, thereby creating a ...
South Korean residents are reeling from the horror that unfolded Oct. 29 when at least 154 people were killed and 149 injured in a Halloween crowd crush.
The panel submitted several requests seeking the cooperation of North Korea. The Commission invited the government to scrutinize its work, share information, and provide proof to support its claim that human rights are protected. [75] One request included sending a letter to the country's leader Kim Jong Un. [48]
[citation needed] Like all forms of collective punishment, it was also intended as a dreadful deterrent for the worst crimes, rather than merely as a form of revenge. [ citation needed ] In ancient Korea, this punishment was applied during the reign of King Jinpyeong of Silla when conspirator Yi Chan-chil-suk (이찬칠숙) and his entire ...
Resignation of Park Geun-hye, punishment of Choi Soon-sil, dissolution of Liberty Korea Party: Methods: Civil resistance, demonstrations, protest marches, picketing: Resulted in: Park Geun-hye's impeachment and removal from office by the Constitutional Court of Korea; New presidential elections held in May 2017; Moon Jae-in elected President ...