Overview
- At a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, President Lee labeled hate speech and disinformation crimes and directed police and ministries to enforce against them.
- He called for criminal penalties, possible deportation of foreign nationals convicted of hate speech, revisions to the Political Parties Act on street banners, and stronger obligations and fines for online platforms.
- Lee agreed to Prime Minister Kim Min-seok’s plan for a pangovernmental task force to investigate civil servants linked to former President Yoon’s brief martial law declaration, with work targeted for completion by January.
- Officials said consequences for those found responsible could include criminal charges following the special counsel’s work, as well as administrative discipline or career disadvantages, pursued independently of that probe.
- The presidential office noted Lee has authorized extending the special counsel’s investigation window to 180 days, and he ordered the Health and Welfare Ministry to investigate Korean Red Cross chief Kim Chul-soo over alleged racist remarks.