Source library
Sources
This page lists the primary sources underlying every factual claim on this site. Where a claim is an allegation, that is noted. We link to original reporting wherever possible.
News reporting
- Yonhap News (English) Voluntary questioning (4 Jun) Read
- Yonhap News (English) Warrant application and allegations (22 Jun) Read
- Yonhap News (English) Indictment (29 Jun) Read
- Reuters Arrest and warrant hearing (24 Jun) Read
- Asia Economy (English) Detention-legality review dismissed (28 Jun) Read
- Korea JoongAng Daily Indictment for violating the Political Parties Act Read
- Korea Times Investigators' enrollment figure — at least 56,472 members, an allegation not ruled on by any court Read
- SBS News (English) Court's stated grounds; cooperation and assistance at the hearing Read
Ministerial statement (29 June 2026)
- Minister of Justice — Jeong Seong-ho Primary source: the Minister's public post on the case (official Facebook account), 29 Jun Facebook
- Newsis (뉴시스) Independent confirmation of the Minister's statement (30 Jun)
- Kukmin Ilbo (국민일보) Independent confirmation of the Minister's statement (30 Jun)
COVID-19 case history
- Korea Herald / Korea Times Supreme Court upholds acquittal on the COVID-obstruction charge (12 Aug 2022) Archive
Standards referenced
- ICCPR Article 9 Liberty and security of person OHCHR
- General Comment No. 35 UN Human Rights Committee — Article 9, liberty and security OHCHR
- UN Tokyo Rules Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures OHCHR
- UN Nelson Mandela Rules Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners UNODC
Canonical citations for each standard are reproduced in the appendix of the Issue Brief PDF; the links above point to the official UN texts.
Secondary & advocacy coverage
Listed for completeness and clearly distinguished from primary reporting. These are secondary or advocacy sources and are not relied on for the established facts above.
A note on links
Live links point to original reporting wherever possible. If a link breaks, the outlet and date above are sufficient to locate the report in the publisher's archive. Corrections are noted openly — see About.