Anti-graft amnesty
![A visitor shops for New Year gift sets at a discount mart in Seoul on Thursday. The National Assembly's Legislation & Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that temporarily eases the anti-graft law for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. With the bill, public servants, educators and journalists will be allowed to receive gifts of up to 200,000 won ($170). They can only receive gifts worth less than 100,000 won under the current law. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2021/12/09/fd2b9fe9-cb9b-415a-9975-efac766035b9.jpg)
A visitor shops for New Year gift sets at a discount mart in Seoul on Thursday. The National Assembly's Legislation & Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that temporarily eases the anti-graft law for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. With the bill, public servants, educators and journalists will be allowed to receive gifts of up to 200,000 won ($170). They can only receive gifts worth less than 100,000 won under the current law. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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