He then insinuated that the Korean government is corrupt.
Er, yes.
Former president Park Geun-hye - pardoned from a 22 year sentence for vast corruption.
Samsung's Lee Jae-yong - pardoned for the same thing as above.
And if you want to read a general story of corruption in South Korea I recommend reading up on the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The South Korean government lied and lied and lied.
Then there are the chaebols. Another subject worthy of a few minutes reading. Too big to fail. Hello Samsung.
On the face of it South Korea is a functioning modern democracy. That is the face. Look a bit closer and it is rotten.