Yun Seok-yang (Korean: 윤석양) (1966-) is a South Korean whistleblower. On October 4, 1990, Yun was an army soldier. He blew the whistle about illegal inspections of civilians at the Defense Security Command. He is a public interest informant who became the driving force for the presidential campaign of Roh Tae-woo that year.
Yun Seok-yang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Republic of Korea |
| Known for | Whistle blowing |
| Notable work | Press interview about the Defense Security Command's civilian inspection |
Early life
editIn 1966, he was born in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, Korea. He became exhausted from student activism. He joined the ROK Army on active duty in May 1990. He was questioned by Lee Seung-sup and Chief Kim Hyo-su to confess his revolutionary activities and other members. He came back to Seobingo and was working with Kim Seong-seop, Se-jang Lee Seung-seop, Deputy Director Lee Deok-ryeol, Park Dae-ho and Cho Jae- He put three floppy disks in his bag and escaped the Security Command in the early morning of September 23, 1990.[1]
Whistle-blowing
editYun Seok-yang escaped the Army Security Command, visited the National Council of Churches in Korea and submitted a declaration of conscience and summary of his 80-day Army Security Command experience. On September 25, he called a senior colleague who worked as a reporter for the National Press Workers' Union and met him at Jongno-gu, Seoul and revealed that he was carrying materials from the Armed Forces Security Command.
On October 4, he held a press conference and revealed that "security companies are conducting inspections against 1,300 students, including politicians, journalists, professors and students. At that time, the data that he revealed included the house structure, entry and escape route, and relatives' residence. In the case of emergency martial law, and government-prepared materials in advance so that they can arrest them immediately.[2]
Two years after his arrest, he was rearrested on suspicion of desertion from duty in 1992.[3]
After release
editHe completed his sentence and was released from prison in October 1994.[4]
Work
edit- The actual protagonist of 'Moby Dick', directed by Park In-jae who is Korean director in 2011.
References
edit- ^ ""나에겐 아직도 갚아야 할 빚이 있다."" [(monthly magazines)"I still have a debt to pay off."]. 1990-10-13.
- ^ "1990년 위기 몰린 노태우, 범죄와 전쟁 선포" [In 1990, Roh Tae-woo in crisis, proclaiming a war against crime and violence.]. 2017-10-12.
- ^ "윤석양은 누구?...국군 보안사 민간인 불법 사찰 양심선언" [Who is Yun Seok-yang? whistle blower in Korea.]. 2017-10-12.
- ^ "전 수사관 양심선언…기무사 '민간인 사찰 실태' 폭로" [Whistle blowing, Aspiration for Truth.]. 2017-10-11.