SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The controversial anti-graft law received a “green light” for full implementation after the Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that its various clauses do not conflict with the country’s highest legal principles. The so-called Kim Young-ran law, named after its proposer, prohibits civil servants, journalists and those hired by private schools [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - It turns out that six out of 10 office workers think that holiday gifts over 100,000 won given to public officials are a form of bribery. Tmon (www.tmon.co.kr), an online shopping site, asked 500 office workers between the ages of 20 and 50 if they thought presenting fruit, Hanwoo [...]
“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 [...]