Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Archives

Efforts to Amend Anti-Graft Law Hit Snag

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Efforts to revise an anti-graft law hit a snag on Monday before they even got off the ground. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission voted down a revision bill on the so-called “Kim Young-ran Law.” Named after its architect who once served as a Supreme Court justice and anti-corruption agency chief, the lawbans public servants, [...]

Ex-anti-corruption Chief Voices Regret over ‘Reduced’ Law

“It’s regrettable that the law regressed from its original draft. The original draft included three key elements of banning unjust business favors and bribe taking and preventing public officials from pursuing private benefits in handling their given work. But the last element was omitted from the final law.” “I think we can’t just criticize this [...]