As the Korean, I also participated in the protest against Ms. Park December 2016. There were a lot of people including foreigners, and then eventually we Korean eventually impeached her officially and legally.
However, there's more. We still believe that Mr. Lee Jae yong (family of Samsung group founder) is one of them who are guilty and corrupt. He is related to Ms. Park and her government.
And Samsung group is the core of corruption. It was disappointing that the charges related to Samsung were not guilty. To win the war against corruption, Charges related to Samsung must be judged properly.
I totally agree, Samsung got off easy. There's no doubt that these mega corporations are just as much to blame for the culture of corruption in politics in Korea and around the world.
It really doesn't make sense that Lee Jae Yong was not convicted of bribery as well as they seemed to be willing to participate in the corruption. On the surface it seems like business as usual, which says a lot about how politics and the economy really function.
Do you know the reason why he was not convicted? Was it lack of evidence?
I'm sure Mr. Lee probably had an all star team of lawyers that made sure he was never going to be convicted.
Yes, I agree. Do you know that the other mega corporation,Lotte? The president of Lotte is now in jail because of this political gate. Even though Lotte gave money to Ms. Choi(Ms. Park's best friend and shaman) and took money back, Lotte's president Mr. Shin is now in jail. The reason that he is in jail now is that he is not Samsung.
But Mr. Lee who is related to this gate is actually free. There are still a lot of trial but I can't sure that the judge can make right verdict.
Through discussion with you, I remember when I participated in protest. I took some videos but many people's face was filmed, too.... so it is hard to upload.