Efforts to amend anti-graft law hit snag
Social affairsNov 27, 2017
Efforts to revise an anti-graft law hit a snag on Monday before they even got off the ground. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission voted down a revision bill on the so-called "Kim Young-ran Law." Named after its architect who once served as a Supreme Court justice and anti-corruption agency chief, the law bans public servants, educators and journalists from receiving free meals valued over30,000 won (US$27.60), gifts worth more than 50,000 won or congratulatory or condolence money o