Here is the latest on the alleged fraud surrounding the fundraising efforts in support of the Korean comfort women by politically connected Yoon Mee-hyang:

The head of a shelter for Japanese wartime sexual slavery survivors run by a civic group under a prosecution probe was found dead in her apartment in Paju, Gyeonggi, Sunday, said police Sunday.    
   
Sohn, the 60-year-old head of the Peaceful Our Home located in Mapo District, western Seoul, was found dead Saturday night at 10:35 p.m. in the bathroom nearest to the entrance of her fourth-floor apartment, according to the Paju police precinct.  
   
The shelter is run by the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, which had been undergoing a probe by the prosecution for allegations of accounting fraud and misuse of donations.  
   
Prosecutors raided the Korean Council’s office, its museum and the shelter for the so-called comfort women victims on May 20 and 21.    
   
Sohn’s acquaintances contacted police Saturday afternoon when she couldn’t be reached. She was already dead when police discovered her.    
   
Police said that there was no evidence of an intruder into Sohn’s home and that her death was not being treated as suspicious.     
   
A police official said that based on the circumstances, Sohn’s death is highly likely to be a suicide. 

Joong Ang Ilbo

You can read more at the link, but this reminds me of when former President Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide to protect all the corrupt people around him. I guess we will see if this suicide has the same effect for Yoon Mee-hyang.

Here is the latest on the coronavirus in South Korea:

South Korea reported 57 additional cases of the new coronavirus Sunday, marking the second consecutive day the number was above 50, raising concerns over new cluster infections in the densely populated greater Seoul area ahead of the final phase of school reopening. 

The new infections raised the country’s total caseload to 11,776, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. This is the highest number of daily infections since the 58 reported May 29.

The recent spike is mainly due to growth in new clusters at table tennis clubs and health product retailer Richway specialized in door-to-door sales for mostly elderly consumers, both based in Seoul, while group infections from nightclubs, a distribution center and religious gatherings continue to pose problems.

Yonhap

These cluster infections are going to continue to happen, but what you never hear about is how is it effecting hospital capacity? The virus is going to continue to spread, the key is slowing its spread to a level that the hospitals can keep up with treating the critically ill. It appears that South Korea is having no issues currently treating the critically ill.

Please leave anything you want to discuss in the comments section.

It looks like these luxury brands may be the next target of South Korean tax authorities as they finish with Starbucks:

The National Tax Service’s (NTS) special audit of Starbucks Korea could be a warning sign for other multinational corporations here suspected of tax evasion. 

The tax probe of the U.S. multinational coffeehouse brand seemed to be an irregular one that the tax agency could have launched against any firm operating in the country suspected of evading tax. 

The NTS has been probing offshore tax evasion since the beginning of this year, mainly targeting multinational tech companies and imposing 1.33 trillion won in penalties for tax evasion. Companies generating over 150 billion won in sales are subject to a special audit. 

In this case, luxury brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton could also be targets. 

Korea Times

You can read more at the link.

The BLM protests have spread even to South Korea:

A group of activists held a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to voice their support for the anti-racism movement in the United States that flared up after the death of George Floyd.

Some 100 people participated in the rally, which was held in Myeongdong, central Seoul. Clad in black, they later marched toward Cheonggye Stream, with some holding pickets reading “Black Lives Matter.”

The rally was organized to support the BLM movement that has been spreading across the U.S. and around the world following the death of Floyd, a black American, at the hands of a white police officer.

Korea Times

You can read more at the link.

Here is an opinion piece in the Asia Times by Jason Morgan, an associate professor at Reitaku University in Japan, that calls for the release of former President Park Geun-hye:

In late 2016, in a journalistic feeding frenzy of rumors and innuendo, Park’s close friend Choi Soon-sil was accused of Svengali-like behavior. Millions of South Koreans, deeply disturbed by the chicanery of those in high office, hit the streets. Impeachment followed, and the hysteria carried over to Park’s subsequent trial.

But do rumors and headlines translate into hard facts? Despite glaring inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case and cavalier refusals to follow due process, Park was impeached, convicted, and hit with a compound sentence of 33 years behind bars. In a country where a murderer may face 12 years, that is an astonishing punishment.

The evidence used against Park was based on media reportage, not objective proof. Her trial was held four days a week, making it nearly impossible for her defense team to prepare. Meanwhile, the media and prosecution kept up an onslaught of innuendo.

When it came to allegations of corruption, Park was convicted of “implicit solicitation.” Since there was no evidence of wrongdoing and the court was unable to prove that Park had committed any crime, the judiciary introduced the concept of implicit solicitation – which by definition means that there is no evidence.

Park has not been found to have received a single penny from the alleged corruption – a crime the prosecutor’s office has been frantically looking for ever since the 2016 scandal erupted, without success.

Asia Times

You can read more at the link, but these are all facts we have covered here before, but it is good to see them spreading to other media publications. However, with the Moon administration’s control of the Korean media and the international media’s love affair with President Moon, I suspect that Park will be languishing in prison for quite some time.

Here is what Ambassador Harris had to say about the protests and riots back in the U.S.:

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has condemned opportunistic looters who take advantage of peaceful protests against racism as a cover for their crimes in his country.

“Most demonstrators across the United States today are formed in peaceful protests against racism, bigotry and hatred. I stand with them. I share the conviction that those beliefs have no place in our society,” Harris said on Facebook Friday.

“To be clear, however, I do not stand with those who use peaceful protest as a cover for vandalism, mayhem, and wanton destruction.

“And to those voices ― and there are some, already ― who take perverse pleasure in what is happening in America today … to them I say we’ll emerge a better country and a stronger democracy … and we won’t forget.”

Korea Times

You can read more at the link.