Prosecutors said Wednesday they have indicted the leader of a local North Korean defectors' association on charges of siphoning off government subsidies.
British historian Lord Acton once opined that power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption. In South Korea even NGO aid agencies are no immune from corruption. To stop all this the people must come forth as sovereigns and call for comprehensive constitutional reform to impose democracy and rule of law, including separation of powers and checks and balances. The heads of the four government branches should be elected in alternating years and elections should be free of charge for all candidates to end the ties between government and corruption. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.