South Korean police raid local Starbucks headquarters over controversial marketing campaign

South Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements

South Korean police raided Starbucks Korea over records tied to its "Tank Day" promotion, which was launched on the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju uprising.

South Korean police raided the nation’s Starbucks headquarters on Wednesday to look for evidence that the coffee chain knowingly trivialized a 1980 massacre through its “Tank Day” advertisement campaign. A spokesperson for the Shinsegae Group, Starbucks Korea’s parent company, confirmed the raid was part of an ongoing

People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.

South Korean police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters in latest twist over disastrous ad campaign  CNN

The raid by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency came months after the coffee chain's "Tank Day" promotion was accused of insulting victims of South Korea's democracy movement.

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