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Wed, January 29, 2020 | 23:48
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk indicted for family-related charges
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk indicted for family-related charges
Cho Kuk, former justice minister and senior presidential secretary, was indicted Tuesday on a number of charges in relation to a scandal involving his family, including bribery. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office indicted the former minister on 12 charges, including obstruction of business and forging fake documents, without detention.
2019-12-31 12:41
Woman arrested over death of abused daughter
Woman arrested over death of abused daughter
A woman was arrested, Sunday, following the death of her five-year-old daughter who had been trapped in a travel bag for hours. However, police said, Monday, they are investigating a new suspicion that the child may have in fact drowned to death.
Kim Jae-heun | 2019-12-30 17:25
An uphill battle against anti-Korean hate speech in Japan
An uphill battle against anti-Korean hate speech in Japan
Ku now represents the board of Kyoto Korean Schools against Hitoshi Nishimura, the former executive of Zaitokukai who held a one-person hate speech rally in 2017 near the site where the Kyoto No. 1 Korean Elementary School closed due to a 2009 attack by anti-Korean ultranationalists.
Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-12-27 16:37
Hyosung Group leader prosecuted for violating fair trade law
Hyosung Group leader prosecuted for violating fair trade law
The prosecution said Friday that it has indicted the chief of South Korean textile and chemical conglomerate Hyosung Group without detention on charges of violating the fair trade law. "We indicted Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon the previous day," the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said.
2019-12-27 10:41
Arrest warrant requested for Ulsan vice mayor over election-meddling allegations
Arrest warrant requested for Ulsan vice mayor over election-meddling allegations
Prosecutors here said Friday they have requested an arrest warrant for an Ulsan vice mayor suspected of illegally intervening in the 2018 mayoral election in the southeastern metropolitan city. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it asked the court Thursday evening to issue a pre-trial warrant to detain Song Byung-gi, Ulsan's vice mayor for economic affairs, on...
2019-12-27 10:26
Arrest warrant for former justice minister rejected
Arrest warrant for former justice minister rejected
A Seoul court on Friday rejected an arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk in a probe into his suspected role in ending an inspection into bribery allegations involving a former Busan vice mayor. Earlier this week, prosecutors filed for an arrest warrant for Cho, former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, on charges of abuse of authority in connection...
2019-12-27 09:21
Korean man confesses to killing 1, injuring 2 others in Vietnam
Korean man confesses to killing 1, injuring 2 others in Vietnam
A Korean residing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, confessed to armed robbery in which he ended up killing one and injuring two others.
Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-12-26 16:34
Supreme Prosecutors Office strongly opposes new prosecutorial reform bill
Supreme Prosecutors Office strongly opposes new prosecutorial reform bill
The prosecution has publicly voiced opposition against a move pushed by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and four minor parties to pass a prosecutorial reform bill that calls for establishing a new powerful investigative organization to oversee prosecutors' investigations into high-ranking government officials.
Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-12-26 16:34
Ex-justice minister attends court hearing over ex-vice mayor's bribery case
Ex-justice minister attends court hearing over ex-vice mayor's bribery case
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Thursday attended a court hearing that will decide whether to arrest him over his suspected role in ending an inspection into bribery allegations involving a former Busan vice mayor.
2019-12-26 10:56
'Taxi firms can give low grade on elderly cabbies' health condition automatically'
'Taxi firms can give low grade on elderly cabbies' health condition automatically'
It is acceptable for a taxi company to automatically give an elderly driver a low rating on their health condition in a professional evaluation, a court said. The Seoul High Court said Wednesday that it recently ruled the company's dismissal of a 66-year-old driver as fair.
Kim Rahn | 2019-12-25 17:46
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