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Korean American Professor Questioned by Police Over Remarks About President Lee
Morse Tan underwent a two-hour police session on June 25 after entering South Korea in May. His lawyers said further questioning is unlikely.
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Morse Tan, a Korean American professor at Liberty University, underwent a two-hour private police questioning session on June 25 over alleged defamation of President Lee Jae Myung. Yonhap reported that Tan's lawyers stated on June 26 that they believe further questioning is highly unlikely.
The professor is accused of falsely claiming at a 2025 press conference in the United States that Lee was involved in murder as a teenager and had been sent to a juvenile detention center.
Tan entered South Korea on May 28 to observe the June 3 local elections but failed to comply with earlier police summons. Police requested a travel ban, and the justice ministry barred him from leaving until June 30. Tan had been scheduled for questioning on June 24 but requested a change citing concerns of media exposure.
On that day he waved and spoke to protesters demonstrating against ballot shortages outside SK Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul.
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