South Korean police raid local Starbucks headquarters over controversial marketing campaign

South Korean police raided Starbucks’ local headquarters investigating a controversial marketing campaign that was perceived as defaming 1980s pro-democracy movements. The controversy stemmed from the promotion of “SS Tank” tumblers, linking May 18 to the brutal Gwangju uprising and using a slogan referencing Park Jong-chol's death. Following intense public outrage, Shinsegae Group canceled the campaign, fired the chief executive, and Starbucks Korea closed nationwide for mandatory training.