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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
There is no formal military doctrine addressing corruption issues for peace and conflict operations within the Armed Forces in South Korea. The “Defence Reform…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been marked_x000D_ not applicable because South Korea has no military doctrine that considers corruption a strategic issue for operations. [1]
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Q52 25/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 25 / 100
Commanders at all levels are expected to participate in anti-corruption training, according to the Code of Conduct for Personnel at the Ministry of National…
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Q53 0/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 0 / 100
It is difficult to find evidence that corruption is considered as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations in South Korea.…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
As mentioned above, it is difficult to find evidence that corruption is taken into account in planning for operations in South Korea. The “Defence…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 17/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 25 / 100
The Ministry of National Defence (MND)’s Directive on self-audit and inspection outlines measures that can be implemented to monitor corruption risks in the field.…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
No specific M&E guidance has been found in the Directive of the Self-audit and Inspection of the Ministry of National Defence on how to…
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Transparency Score: 25 / 100
In September 2018, South Korea’s military launched a new security command, the Defence Security Support Command (DSSC) [군사안보지원사령부] to replace the Defence Security Command…
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Contracting

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Q55 25/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 50 / 100
The United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Participation Act contains guidelines for addressing corruption risks under a foreign country’s command, but they are very general. Article…
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Training Score: 0 / 100
A review of legislation and guidelines suggests that soldiers and staff receive general training related to operations in the field rather than anti-corruption training.…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI._x000D_ _x000D_ The Private Military Contractor is a broad concept including “mercenaries recruited in order…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI._x000D_ _x000D_ As mentioned in Q56A, there is no policy in place for PMCs in…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI._x000D_ _x000D_ No PMC involved in operation has been identified in South Korea. [1] [2]
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