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Wasnt SK's record-breaking protests an indirect result of the Panama Papers?


No, their civil unrest was due to an issue with their president being under the thrall of a cult figure and the corruption between government and various Chaebols.

There may have been some South Koreans mentioned in the Panama Papers, but their protests started way before those leaks dropped.




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