The claims against Ken Rhee makes me wonder if this is a Russian disinformation campaign targeting him? With that said he is a YouTuber so of course he is going to have people filming him:
Image of Rhee Ken in Ukraine posted on Rhee’s YouTube channel “Rokseal” on Monday [ROKSEAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL]
Rhee Ken, a Korean YouTuber and former Korean Navy special warfare officer who went to Ukraine in March to fight Russia, denied allegations that a cameraman follows him around while he is on the battlefield and said that his team will take legal action against the person who is spreading this false information.
A staff member working behind the scenes of Rhee’s YouTube channel “Rokseal” on Monday denied the claims about Rhee being accompanied by a cameraman in Ukraine by posting a photo of Rhee on the battlefield and writing, “This person claims that the man who departed with Lee [to Ukraine] is a cameraman, but he is actually a former sergeant major of the Marine Corps. He was given a clear mission which was to obtain evidence of war crimes requested by the International Criminal Court (ICC). But the situation became too dangerous, and with Rhee’s call, the former sergeant major did not partake in the mission.”
Rhee’s YouTube channel staff member also added that Rhee has been fighting in Ukraine since the beginning of the war and that Rhee is “on duty as the commander of the International Corps’ most important team.”
He gave additional reasons for Rhee’s participation in the war such as “granting special warfare technology and know-how in advanced countries, granting operational strategies as field commanders, and securing evidence for war crimes to be submitted to the ICC.”
I took a Blue House tour many years ago that was closely monitored by security and I didn’t really get to see much. I definitely need to go back and experience visiting the place without any security restrictions since it is now fully open to the public:
People look around Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul, which has been South Korea’s presidential compound for the past 74 years, on May 10, 2022. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Cheong Wa Dae was flooded with thousands of visitors Tuesday morning, the first day the former presidential office and residence fully opened to the public after new President Yoon Suk-yeol relocated the top office.
Following an opening ceremony, more than 6,000 people entered the compound in central Seoul at 11:38 a.m. to look around the 250,000-square-meter space, including the main office building and the residence that were used by South Korean presidents for the past 74 years, as well as gardens and the state guest house of Yeongbingwan.
SUPER congratulations to Ambassador Philip Goldberg who was unanimously confirmed by the full Senate last Thursday to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Seoul. Long time coming. Strong bipartisan support in Washington. GREAT news!
Despite Korea ending the outdoor mask mandate, I’d say nearly everyone still wearing theirs. Middle-aged men still lowering their below the nose. Only saw 3 people not wearing a mask at all … all women.
An ad for a South Korean real estate broker exam school that boasts the top ratings for brokerage tests — and apparently has ZERO female instructors. #WomenAlsoKnowStuffpic.twitter.com/4DCFTn7zMW
It is probably going to be a while before everyone takes off their masks because of the group culture in South Korea where many people don’t want to stand out from the crowd:
Employees at Government Complex building in Sejong stroll during a lunch break on Monday. Despite the lift of outside mask mandate on Monday, some still felt reluctant to take off their masks. Yonhap
It may be that news of the mandate’s lift on Monday hasn’t reached all, as some wearing masks may still think the measure is in place. Or it may be that the eased quarantine regulation simply needs more time for more members of the public to put themselves at ease and expose their faces more comfortably.
“I feel weird that I don’t have to wear it anymore,” one of the passers-by wearing her mask in Seoul told The Korea Times, asking not to be named. “I think I’ve become accustomed to wearing it so I was reluctant to go outside without it this morning. I want to take time and see how others are doing before I decide to go mask-free.”
I have to wonder why any long rifle hunting is allowed on Mt. Bukhan considering it sits adjacent to Seoul and is packed with hikers and visitors every day. Maybe this incident will cause a change to bow hunting where you really need to focus on what you are aiming at:
This photo provided by Seoul’s Eunpyeong Fire Station on April 30, 2022, shows emergency responders treating a taxi driver who was shot by a 70-something hunter in northern Seoul the previous day.
A 70-something hunter in Seoul came under investigation by police for allegedly mistaking a taxi driver on a mountain roadside for a wild boar and killing the driver with a rifle, officials said Saturday.
Police sought a formal arrest warrant for the suspect on charges of involuntary manslaughter, after the hunter allegedly fired three shots at the taxi driver, also in his 70s, who was urinating on the road near Mt. Bukhan in northern Seoul at around 8 p.m. Friday.
The driver was taken to a nearby hospital but died early Saturday. The hunter reportedly said he mistook the driver for a wild boar.
According to police, the suspect was a registered hunter with a license issued by Seoul’s Eunpyeong Ward. He has reportedly admitted to the allegations.
Cases are declining just in time for the end of the outdoor mask mandate:
This photo, taken April 29, 2022, shows hands holding up a mask on a street in Seoul’s central district of Myeongdong. South Korea is set to lift the outdoor mask mandate starting Monday, except for large gatherings of certain sizes, in a major step toward return to normalcy. (Yonhap)
South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday, marking a steady decline from early last month, with the country set to lift the outdoor mask mandate in a major step toward return to normalcy.
The country reported 37,771 new COVID-19 infections, including 30 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,275,649, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
Sunday’s tally is a marked drop from the previous day’s 43,286 and 50,568 reported Friday. In terms of Sunday figures only, the latest tally is the lowest in 12 weeks.
This would definitely make entering the country much easier and likely kickstart tourism again:
Incheon International Airport has requested the government to allow PCR test-free arrivals, as in-bound tourism is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year.
The Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) announced during a press conference at the airport complex, Monday, that it has made a proposal to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to lift quarantine regulations by replacing mandatory PCR testing for arrivals with rapid antigen tests (RAT) or mandating testing only for those with symptoms or arriving from high-risk regions.
Under the current regulation of manual monitoring, all inbound passengers with full vaccination history must undergo a PCR test on the first day of their arrival and take a RAT test again within six to seven days after arrival. Those violating these requirements are subject to a maximum one-year prison term or 10 million won fine.
If introduced, the airport authorities said the PCR test exemption could help the nation’s tourism sector recover from the last two years of pandemic-driven economic losses.
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