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Fri, July 3, 2020 | 05:22
Rift between Justice Minister, chief prosecutor deepens
Rift between Justice Minister, chief prosecutor deepens
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl were never on good terms, but the tension between the two has never been as deep as it is now, according to legal pundits, Tuesday.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-06-30 17:32
  • Prosecutor general ranks 3rd as potential presidential candidate
Nearly 10,000 dating violence cases reported to police in 2019: data
Nearly 10,000 dating violence cases reported to police in 2019: data
Reports of violence by dating partners rose last year from a year earlier, police said Sunday, vowing to step up efforts to prevent this type of crime and protect victims. The number of dating violence cases reported to police came to 19,940 in 2019, up from 18,671 a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the National Police Agency (NPA). In 2017, the figure came to ...
2020-06-28 10:52
Three taekwondo athletes jailed for beating man to death
Three taekwondo athletes jailed for beating man to death
Three taekwondo athletes have been convicted of killing a man who was trying to protect his girlfriend from them at a Seoul nightclub. The Seoul Eastern District Court on Thursday sentenced each of the three - all 21-year-olds majoring in taekwondo at college - to nine years in prison for murdering the victim on Jan. 1 after he took issue with them for taking his girlfriend b...
Jung Min-ho | 2020-06-25 16:05
  • Nightclub homicide: Suspects deny intent to kill
Court suspends revocation of Medytox's license
Court suspends revocation of Medytox's license
A district court here has ordered the suspension of a government decision to revoke Medytox's license to sell its botulinum toxin products until July 14, company officials said Wednesday.
Jun Ji-hye | 2020-06-24 17:52
Daegu files damage suit against Shincheonji for mass coronavirus infections
Daegu files damage suit against Shincheonji for mass coronavirus infections
Daegu, once the epicenter of South Korea's new coronavirus outbreak, filed a civil damage suit against a fringe religious sect for allegedly causing mass infections by hindering the city's quarantine efforts, the city said Tuesday. The city filed the suit with the Daegu District Court on Thursday against the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and its chairman, Lee Man-hee. It demand...
2020-06-23 10:51
Man arrested for assaulting bus driver demanding face mask use
Man arrested for assaulting bus driver demanding face mask use
A man was arrested for physically assaulting a bus driver who demanded the man wear a face mask to ride the bus, police said Monday, in the first arrest case for a violation of mandatory mask use against COVID-19.The police in the city's northeastern ward of Gwangjin said they had arrested the man in his 50s after the Seoul Eastern District Court issued a warrant sought by th...
2020-06-22 10:29
  • 'Seoul could re-impose strict social distancing'
One in 10 youths have experienced unwanted sexual inducement online: poll
One out of 10 teenagers in South Korea has experienced a form of sexual inducement online, such as being asked to provide a video of their body, over the past three years, a poll showed Saturday, indicating many youths are vulnerable to sexual exploitation.
2020-06-20 10:52
Pandemic brings changes to Korea's courts
Pandemic brings changes to Korea's courts
At 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, courtroom 477 of the Seoul Central District Court was unusually empty.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-06-17 17:09
Boy faces arrest for taking pants off in online class
Boy faces arrest for taking pants off in online class
A high school student took his pants off and revealed his “private parts” during an online class that he had entered using a stolen ID.
2020-06-16 14:48
Woman found dead in waters off Jeju
Woman found dead in waters off Jeju
A woman was found dead in waters off Jeju Island, Monday. Police are working to identify the woman, whose body was recovered without any traces of her identity. Police are also investigating the cause of death.
2020-06-15 20:28
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