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Thug accused of biting off friend's ear in bar brawl

A man was accused of biting off part of another man’s ear in a drunken fight in a bar, police said Tuesday. The man whose ear was bitten was also prosecuted for assaulting the other man with a liquor bottle. Police said both men belonged to the same criminal gang.

Investigations | 2017-10-17 15:20

Police officers accused of farmer's death by water cannon

Four police officials, including a former Seoul police chief, were indicted Tuesday on charges of negligent homicide in the death of an activist farmer due to injuries caused by a police water cannon. In November 2015, Baek Nam-ki fell unconscious after he was shot directly by a police water cannon during an anti-government rally. The farmer in his 60s was in a coma before he...

Investigations | 2017-10-17 14:36

Top court confirms life sentence of Vietnamese murderer

Prosecutors have indicted the man and his Vietnamese accomplice, both aged 32, on suspicion of assaulting and stabbing to death the 43-year-old captain and the 42-year-old engineer of the deep-sea fishing vessel Kwang Hyun 803 in waters near the Seychelles.

Investigations | 2017-10-17 11:26

Ex-Seoul police chief questioned over bribery allegations

Goo Eun-soo, an ex-commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, is suspected of receiving tens of millions of won in kickbacks from the chairman of multi-level marketing company IDS Holdings in return for the promotion of a police official. Goo served as Seoul police chief from 2014-2015.

Investigations | 2017-10-17 11:16

Former spy agency director arrested in probe of election meddling

Choo Myeong-ho, then chief of the NIS domestic intelligence unit, is suspected of directing a string of operations to surveil and disadvantage high-profile figures and celebrities critical of the Lee Myung-bak government.

Investigations | 2017-10-17 10:58

Police seek arrest of Korean Air chief for fund misappropriation

Police requested an arrest warrant for the chief of South Korea's top airline Monday for his alleged misappropriation of company funds for home renovation. Cho Yang-ho, CEO of Korean Air Lines Co. and chairman of Hanjin Group, is under investigation over suspicion that he siphoned off 3 billion won (US$2.65 million) from company coffers to pay for the remodeling of his house ...

Investigations | 2017-10-16 14:41

Korean actor sentenced to jail for sexual assault

A Korean actor has been sentenced to one year’s jail, suspended for two years, and 40 hours of sexual molestation treatment in a retrial for sexual harassment, according to the Seoul High Court on Sunday. The actor, whose identity has been withheld, was found not guilty in the first trial of ripping an actress’ undergarments and putting his hand inside her pants without her c...

Investigations | 2017-10-16 13:47

5,164 foreigners banned from flights to South Korea

More than 5,000 foreigners have been denied permission to board flights to South Korea since the government introduced a pre-screening system in April. The counter-terrorism system preemptively identifies terrorists or other potential threats tying to buy tickets or board aircraft traveling to Korea.

Investigations | 2017-10-15 13:46

Gov't urged to implement UN recommendations

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Lee Sung-ho urged the government, Friday, to fully implement the recommendations from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In the report released on Oct. 9, the UN Committee made recommendations on various human rights issues including discrimination against minorities. The government has 18 months to submit its observations and information on the implementation of the recommendations made by the Committee. “The UN urged that Korea fully incorporate the present recommendations in the third National Action Plan for human...

Investigations | 2017-10-13 19:06

Murder suspect lured victim for sex, police say

Murder suspect Lee Young-hak sought out a young victim to have his sex drive met after his wife allegedly committed suicide, police said Friday. Seoul Jungnang Police Station held a press briefing, where officers said they had referred the case to the prosecution with a recommendation that Lee be indicted. According to police, Lee, 35, admitted killing a friend of his 14-year...

Investigations | 2017-10-13 19:05

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