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DJUN | Djabidjan-Weekly Newsletter| 08/16/21 - 08/22/21
Djabidjan News AgencyGwanchaljaSunyMore than 200 arrested on terror chargesMaeda Noriko to head DEK CorporationSuny founder killed in St. Elmo's CityAt least 248 people have been arrested in Djabidjan City, Jangju, and other cities, in several raids against sympathizers and supporters of the Independent Faithful Movement, a Catholic organization blamed for the Namgung National Theatre terrorist attack on last month, which claimed the lives of 214 people, including Premier Han.

Although it is not clear if all suspects are accused to have direct ties with the terrorist attacks, many of the suspects are facing serious charges, such as membership in a criminal organization, conspiration against state institutions, and conspiracy for murder.



DEK Corporation announced that Maeda Noriko will head the business group, after its Boards of Director elected her to become the new chairman of the company.

DEK Corporation is one of the largest entertainment and media companies in Djabidjan. The corporation owns several music, television, and film production companies, as well as a television channel, Fusyon TV, and the Djabidjanian Times, the largest newspaper in the city of Jangju.

Maeda Noriko, 34, is late Hoo Dae-seong's widow. Hoo Dae-seong was the founder and chairman of DEK Corporation, but he was killed in the recent terrorist attack in Djabidjan City.

Mrs. Maeda was previously CEO of DEK Studio, from 2016 to 2020. She was also Chairman of Fusyon TV since 2019.
 
Suny founder and Djabidjani journalist and scholar Arman Aqimugalay was found dead in St. Elmo's City, Tytor.

Arman Aqimugalay, or Dr. Aqimugalay as he was known in the Djabidjanian diaspora, particularly in the Kychma community, was found dead in downtown St. Elmo's City, where he had visited to participate in a conference organized by the Kychma community in the city. He had been stabbed several times when he was found shortly before midnight. When emergency services came, it was already too late, as he was declared dead. Tytor authorities are investigating the dead as a murder and robbery case, although other hypothesis are being considered.

His father had served in President Hahn Geun's administration. Arman Aqimugalay founded his own political movement in the 1990s, known as the National Democratic Assembly, running for office several times. However, after being prosecuted by Djabidjanian authorities, in court cases that his supporters and human rights associations denounced as political persecution, he left the country in 1998.

He had been living in Tytor since 2004, where he relaunched our newspaper, which he had helped to establish in Djabidjan City in 1991. Under his leadership, in which served the roles of editor-in-chief until 2014, and chairman since then, Suny become one of the leading newspaper in Djabidjani diaspora, particularly between the Kychma community, not just in Tytor but in at least fourteen countries.
 
As ourselves, the Djabidjanian community, as well as Aqimugalay's family, have declared to be devastated for this meaningless and atrocious murder. We hope that authorities will be able to find the perpetrators and they will face justice. Meanwhile, we are prepared to continue Aqimugalay's legacy, fighting for truth and justice in our motherland and our communities abroad.

In other news, it was also reported that a Djabidjani national, an employee from the Djabidjanian embassy, was killed in an explosion in an appartment in St. Elmo's City the same night. However, there is no information so far that both cases could be related.

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DJUN | Djabidjan-Weekly Newsletter| 08/22/21 - 09/12/21
Djabidjan News AgencySalamdeulDjabidjanian Times4 Djabidjanian soldiers dead in another suspected terror attackPeople's Democratic Party to held an extraordinary CongressTwo suspects found deadFour members of the Djabidjanian Armed Forces were killed in an explosion nearby Hyeoul.

Although the police had not initially dismissed an accident as possible cause of death, a police spokesperson has declared that they were killed in duty as consequence of an explosion device in their car.

It is unclear if the attack was related to recent terrorist attack in Namgung National Theatre, Djabidjan City. So far, nobody has claimed this last deadly criminal attack.



The People's Democratic Party will hold a party congress in October, First Secretary Tieu Quanh Vinh announced, following a special meeting of the National Executive Committee of the People's Democratic Party.

The People's Democratic Party is the largest political party in the national parliament, and the leading member of the ruling Djabidjani People's Coalition. It is expected that the People's Democratic Party will elect a new General Secretary in the coming congress, following the tragic death of late President Kwon Sang-jun, as well as a new electoral platform and confirm candidates to the next parliamentary election, which is scheduled to be held on November.

A new General Secretariat was appointed by the National Executive Committee, it was announced, which should be confirmed by the Executive Council of the party, which is expected to meet on next Friday.

The National Executive Committee also appointed Hong Tae-woo as PDP's Secretary of Organization, who will be mainly in charge of coordinating the organizational committee in charge to prepare the coming congress. Mr. Hong will also join the General Secretariat in the role of assistant secretary.





 
Several human rights associations have demanded Djabidjanian authorities a "serious and independent investigation", following the death of two suspects who were in custody of law enforcement authorities, after being arrested in suspiction of terror charges and membership of criminal organization.

However, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared that both suspects died as consequence of natural cases, a heart attack in one case and organ failure following a nervous breakdown in the second case. The second suspect, according to a spokesperson of the forensic team, had a "historial of drug abuse, which may contribute to the seriousness of his health situation".

Both suspects had been recently transferred to a prison facility under the authority of the State Department of Military Information, the main military intelligence and counter-terrorism agency. They were being investigated for their association to some of the key suspects in the Namgung terrorist attack, a Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson declared.

Djabidjan's Justice Foundation, a NGO organization focused on improvement of the judiciary system has complained, while expressing confidence that the state authorities will be able to find the perpetrator of the recent terrorist attack, that the rights of some of the arrested suspects and the work of their legal teams are under increasing pressure, following their incommunication as consequence of the recent declaration of martial law, which has caused that many of the suspects could not be visited by a lawyer. "Although we understand the seriousness of the situation and the need to protect the people and the state institutions following such unprecedented and dreadful attack", a spokesperson of the organization declared, "it should not be incompatible with the required protection of a due process and transparency".

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DJUN | Djabidjan-Weekly Newsletter| 09/13/21 - 10/03/21
SalamdeulSunyDjabidjanian TimesHyeoul prepares to receive Party CongressActivist faces serious chargesNew parliamentary Speaker elected
Tieu Quang Vinh, Acting General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party, has announced, following a meeting of the PDP Executive Council, that the coming extraordinary congress of the People's Democratic Party will be held in the city of Hyeoul, the sixth largest city in the country.

It will be the second time that the People's Democratic Party will not hold a party congress in either Jangju or Djabidjan City, the two largest cities of the nation.

The party congress, which is expected to elect a new party leader before the November election, which be held from October 15th to October 17th.




Lanh Long Tran, Secretary of the Djabidjanian League for Progress, a NGO organization focused on justice reform, has been arrested by Djabidjan's police this morning, local sources have reported.

Lanh Long Tran, a former lawyer, has been active for more than two decades as a human rights activist, particularly focused in the issue of justice reform and fight against corruption. More recently, he was actively involved in a campaign calling for an immediate reform of the electoral law, in order to assure true fair and fair elections in November. Lanh Long Tran have also denounced an increase in reports on police abuses in custody and violation of constitutional rights since the martial law was declared.

Authorities have claimed that he was arrested for tax evasion and financial fraud and therefore there was no relation between his charges and his political activism and defense of human rights. However, his lawyers seem to be unconvinced, as immediate arrest for that kind of charges are relatively rare. If he is declared guilty, Lanh could face a sentence from 5 to 15 years in jail.

A first hearing of his case is expected to be held on late October, one of his lawyers confirmed to our newspaper.



Shin Yong-Nam, from the People's Democratic Party, was elected as new Speaker of the national parliament.  He received a clear majority, 144 of 155 votes, therefore being elected at the first round.

Shin Yong-Nam has been a member of the national parliament since 1996, when he was elected for Jangju's sixth district, as candidate of the Djabidjani People's Coalition, being reelected in the following five elections.

Shin also served as Deputy Prime Minister, from 2002 to 2008, and Minister of Justice from 2010 to 2014. Considered a leading member of the People's Democratic Party, his influence however decreased after the 2015 People's Democratic Party congress, in which he was not reelected to the National Executive Committee, in which he had been a member since 2006. Since then, he played a rather discreet role in parliamentary activities, despite being one of the most senior members of the parliament.

Shin Yong-Nam becomes the first Speaker from the People's Democratic Party since 1992, as the position had been held since then by members from other political parties of the ruling Djabidjani People's Coalition.

Speaker Shin declared that it will be a "huge honour to serve as head of the people's representatives" until the end of the term, which is expected to end in mid-November.

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DJUN | Djabidjan-Weekly Newsletter| 10/04/21 - 10/10/21
GwanchaljaDjabidjan News AgencyDjabidjanian TimesProtesters demand justice for terror victimsKoryonggang shows promising results at Tour of JuglandGovernment justifies security measures
Protesters in Djabidjan City, two months after the terror attack in Namgung, have demanded reparation for the victims of the attack, and death penalty against the perpetrators and organizers of the attack, including Burhaan Temitope, former leader of the Christian Action Group, as Burhaan's Independent Faithful Movement, a successor organization of the former, has been blamed for the attack.

A spokesperson of the prosecutor office confirmed that they are investigating any involvement that Temitope may have had with the attack and charges could be brought against him if that was confirmed. However, he declared that the investigation may require some time and effort, but he tried to assure that the perpetrators will face justice and punished with all the instruments of the law without mercy.



Koryonggang cycling team, Djabidjan's main important cycling team, surprised with a strong showing in the Tour of Jugland, winning two stages as well as the team classification.

The team, established in 2017, had already a considerable experience in the Ardian cycling circuit. However, their participation in the seven-day race in Coft Aranye was the first showing in an international cycling event. Fidèl Vitès was the best Koryonggang's rider in the general classification, finishing eight after the final stage.

Vivnan Wourou, director of the team, declared to be satisfied for the result, which would help to consolidate the growth of the team. "We have showed that we can, not only compete against the best riders of the world, but beat them...We are proud about these results but our ambition can only increase with this gained experience", he declared.



Vrem Gèdavyon, Acting Minister of Home Affairs, justified the wave of arrests by law enforcement following the Namgung Theatre terrorist attack, to assure the safety of the population and dismantle any existing network of terrorist militants and sympathizers.

Although he clarified not all the arrest people are necessarily directly linked with the theatre attack, he declared that the authorities have been working hard to find anyone who abide or gave material support to the perpetrators of the attack.

He also hinted, although he did not confirm it, that the martial law may be suspended following the coming election, although that decision would depend on the "State Council...with the approval of the President of the Republic", who is expected to be elected not later than November.

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DJUN | Djabidjan-Weekly Newsletter| 10/11/21 - 10/18/21
Djabidjanian TimesGwanchaljaTieu Quanh Vinh elected PDP General SecretaryLahn Thi Vo back to DjabidjanRelated articles
* Editorial: New faces are not enough
(Suny)
* Interview with Tieu Quanh Vinh
(Salamdeul)
* Djabidjani People's Coalition to host Joint Political Conference in Zilepò
(Djabidjan News Agency)
A few thousands of delegates, along hundred of government and local officials gathered in Hyeoul convention centre, where the People's Democratic Party held an extraordinary congress. While the circumstances of the congress were rather ominuous, following the death of late President Kwon Sang-jun in an accident on July and the Namgung terror attack which killed several leading People's Democratic Party high officials, the congress was expected to choose a new leadership.

The congress started with a solemn and serious tone, with several hommages and interventions aimed to pay respect to the victims, as well to celebrate the memory of both late President Kwon Sang-jun and his father Kwon Jin-gyu, who died in 2011. The hommage tone certainly continued, but this time to celebrate the achievements of the People's Democratic Party, which has been in the government since 1983.

Those which expected policy debates, or at least a hint where the next administration may move towards, may have ended disappointed. While delegates voted in more than sixty resolutions and amends, they do not offer a radical shift of the government policy. In any case, it would not have been definitive, of course, as the final electoral manifesto and government program would be decided in the next meeting of the Djabidjani People's Coalition in which representatives of the People's Democratic Party and the other members of the coalition will probably announce their candidate to the presidency in the next legislative election, as well as a final announcement of the candidates.

Tieu Quang Vinh was elected as General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party, getting 56% of the votes against his rival mayor Hwang Yong-joon, who obtained 44%. Tieu becomes the first ethnic Kiêt to be elected PDP General Secretary, although it is not exactly a surprise, as Tieu had being acting General Secretary since late August. A former Minister of State Administration, Tieu Quang Vinh joined the PDP Secretariat in 2018. The election, which took place in the morning of the final day of the congress, did not feel as an exciting election, however, although certainly much more than in previous congress, in which the election of the General Secretary of the party was felt mostly as a (already announced) coronation.

Certainly, the General Secretary has always being of the official leader of the party, with the General Secretary also holding the office of the presidency of the republic (or doing so eventually, as it was the case of Kwon Sang-jun, who become General Secretary in 2009, two years before the death of his father).

It is not clear if this will be the case, however, and Tieu Quang Vinh's first speech as General Secretary did not feel as the speech of a recently elected leader, more like someone aimed to build bridges between rivals and colleagues. Certainly, there is nothing written in the party charter and rules than the General Secretary shall be the leader of the government. However, it is not that we should wait much time to see the final answer, as there is only one months before the next legislative election, and it is possible that a new president may be sworn before that date. In the meantime, we can only wait.

More importantly, however, the PDP congress also elected the new members of the 15-member National Executive Committee, the highest executive body of the People's Democratic Party. While more than half of the incumbent members were reelected, there was certainly a renovation -and not only because five members had died this year-, with a moderate generational replacement, with a slighly decrease of the average age. There were not many surprises, besides the return of current Speaker of the Parliament Shin Yong-Nam (who had was not reelected to the National Executive Committee in the 2014 congress), and Hong Tae-woo, who had been recently elected as PDP Secretary of Organization, and who becomes the only member in the National Executive Committee without experience in the central government.

Next week, the first meeting of the new National Executive Committee will be held, when it is expected that the a new Chairman of the People's Democratic Party -the second highest-ranking office in the party- as well as clearer visions of the future of both the party and the country.




It has been cofirmed that businesswoman Lahn Thi Vo, late Minister Lahn Le Dung's elder daughter, has returned to Djabidjan after she was seen in Jangju International Airport last Friday.

Lahn, 48, has been working as a commercial representative in several Albion countries since 2019. It has been reported that she recently acquired a new home in an exclusive district in Jangju, the second largest city in the country.

According to close sources, however, it doesn't seem likely that she is going to run as candidate of the National Reform Party, as it was recently reported by a local newspaper. The National Reform Party, a member of the ruling Djabidjanian People's Coalition, is holding an important political conference next week, when a new leadership is expected to be announced, and where Lahn' sister, Lanh Thu Quy is expected to play an important role.

Another source close to Lahn's family also denied that the oldest sister had returned to Djabidjan in order to formalize the divorce with her husband, who works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and that she is simply busy and concerned with her professional and business activities.




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