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Thu, September 19, 2019 | 00:35

Illegal drug confiscation doubles last year: data

The amount of illegal drugs seized by the authorities last year was almost double that of 2017, along with an increased number of cases of international crime rings using Korea as a transit point for drug trafficking.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-09 17:21

Minister vs prosecutors? Disputes rise over probe evidence leaks

Controversy continues over the leaking of information and material obtained by prosecutors during their investigation into newly appointed Justice Minister Cho Kuk's family. The ruling bloc and Cho's supporters have accused them of leaking the material on purpose to create negative public sentiment toward him and prevent him from carrying out President Moon Jae-in's key polic...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-09 17:19

Top court confirms ex-governor's rape charges

The Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that found former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-jung guilty of sexual violence, Monday. This final ruling is likely to discourage An, once a high-profile politician who was believed to be a strong hopeful in the next presidential election, from returning to the political arena.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-09-09 17:18

17 caught for secretly filming women on beaches

Seventeen people were caught secretly photographing or filming women at holiday destinations or in Seoul's metro system during the two-month vacation season, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said, Monday.

Kim Rahn | 2019-09-09 15:51

Prosecution charges wife of justice minister nominee with certificate fabrication

The wife of justice minister nominee Cho Kuk was indicted on Friday over allegations that she fabricated a school certificate for her daughter. The prosecution filed a formal charge against Cho's wife, a professor surnamed Chung, without summoning her for its probe into a series of corruption allegations involving Cho's family.

2019-09-07 00:53

Justice minister nominee's family faces legal charges

Dongyang University will conduct an internal investigation into allegations surrounding justice minister nominee Cho Kuk's wife and daughter, as the family is maintaining its claim that the latter received an award from the university president, something the school strongly denies.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-05 16:22

Justice ministry to set up new refugee appeals division

Starting next year, the justice ministry will run a separate department for reviewing asylum seekers' appeals against decisions made by the refugee screening department, the ministry announced, Thursday. Previously, rejected asylum seekers appealed their cases to a committee under the refugee screening department. By creating an independent unit, the ministry says appeals app...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-05 16:22

CJ heir-apparent ask prosecutors to arrest him

Prosecutors asked for an arrest warrant for CJ Group heir-apparent Lee Sun-ho, Thursday, on drug smuggling and drug use charges. The request came after Lee voluntarily appeared at Incheon District Prosecutors' Office, Wednesday evening, and requested his own arrest. Prosecutors had initially booked him without physical detention and sent him home, leading to accusations that ...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-09-05 14:08

Prosecutors search CJ heir-apparent's residence

The prosecution carried out a search and seizure on the residence of Lee Sun-ho, CJ Group heir-apparent and the eldest son of group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, Wednesday, as part of its investigation into drug-smuggling charges against him.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-09-04 16:59

[EXCLUSIVE] ROK Army clueless of KATUSA soldier's desertion for 5 months

A Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) soldier allegedly went absent without leave (AWOL) and spent the last five months of his service at his home, but the Korean military authorities were unaware of this until another soldier made an anonymous complaint, sources said Wednesday. The former KATUSA sergeant, who was stationed at the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) ...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-04 16:27

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