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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 17:12
Korea to open comprehensive relief center dedicated to sexual crime victims
Korea to open comprehensive relief center dedicated to sexual crime victims
South Korea will open a comprehensive state body to assist victims of sexual crime in a bid to help them with the process of notifying police, according to the gender ministry on Friday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported the plan to a meeting of government ministers in charge of social affairs, held earlier in the day.
2019-09-27 14:55
Police begin probe into professor over remarks on wartime sexual slavery
Police begin probe into professor over remarks on wartime sexual slavery
Police have launched an investigation of a conservative professor who allegedly called Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery "prostitutes" during a school lecture, a Seoul prosecution official said Friday. A civic group filed a complaint with the prosecution Monday against Lew Seok-choon, a sociology professor at Yonsei University in Seoul, on charges including lib...
2019-09-27 14:37
Crime against parents and grandparents mounting
Crime against parents and grandparents mounting
More than 2,700 people were arrested for committing crimes against their parents and grandparents last year, police data showed Friday. According to the data obtained by Rep. So Byung-hoon from the National Police Agency for a parliamentary inspection, the number of people apprehended for crimes targeting their lineal ascendants was 2,705 last year, up 90.5 percent from 1,420...
2019-09-27 11:19
'Cho's authority as minister could hinder investigation into wife'
'Cho's authority as minister could hinder investigation into wife'
A state-run anti-corruption body has said it is improper for Cho Kuk to be working as justice minister while his wife is being investigated by the prosecution. This backs the opposition parties' claim that Cho needs to step down from the post because his authority to oversee prosecutors could hinder the ongoing probe.
Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-26 17:42
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IBA gives rights award to Hong Kong lawyers
IBA gives rights award to Hong Kong lawyers
Two Hong Kong lawyers, both vocal proponents of the ongoing pro-democracy protests, jointly received a human rights award from a global lawyers' association at an annual conference in Seoul, Thursday. Martin C. M. Lee, commonly referred to as Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy," and Margaret Ng, a civil liberty advocate, were jointly named by the International Bar Association (...
Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-26 15:45
Photo of 'Hwaseong serial killer' revealed
Photo of 'Hwaseong serial killer' revealed
A photo of the prime suspect in one of Korea's most notorious serial murder cases has been revealed. The Hankook Ilbo, sister paper of The Korea Times, obtained the high school graduation photo of Lee Chun-jae, 56, and published it in Thursday's issue. The young Lee looks similar to a facial composite of the killer, which was made about three decades ago based on witness acco...
Jung Min-ho | 2019-09-26 14:55
  • Police narrowly missed serial-killer suspect 25 years ago
  • 'Prime suspect's DNA matches sample from evidence in serial killing'
HMP Law to strengthen global network at IBA conference
HMP Law to strengthen global network at IBA conference
HMP Law, a major law firm in Korea, said Wednesday that the International Bar Association's (IBA) annual conference in Seoul is a great opportunity to strengthen global networks and it will make the most of it. About 20 lawyers, including Park Sang-il (IBA's Host Committee member) and Lim Hye-yeon (IBA's Organizing Committee member), will represent the law firm at the world's...
Jung Min-ho | 2019-09-25 15:01
Justice minister's son questioned over alleged false internship certificates
Justice minister's son questioned over alleged false internship certificates
His summons is part of prosecutors' widening probe into a set of corruption allegations involving ...
2019-09-25 10:21
  • Prosecution raids justice minister's home
  • Prosecution summons justice minister's daughter for probe
  • Justice minister's cousin arrested in widening corruption scandal
  • University students united to hold candlelight vigils against justice minister
Tracing the history of forced labor rulings
Tracing the history of forced labor rulings
Despite all its resolve and force, the Shinzo Abe administration's criticism of the forced labor rulings in Korea is ungrounded and blind to history, according to Japanese lawyers familiar with the forced labor cases tried in Japan in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-24 17:15
K-pop star Seungri questioned over gambling charges
K-pop star Seungri questioned over gambling charges
Seungri, a former member of the K-pop boy band BIGBANG, was questioned by police on Tuesday over his alleged overseas gambling. Dressed in formal attire, the disgraced K-pop star arrived at a police investigative unit in eastern Seoul at 10:40 a.m.
2019-09-24 14:20
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