Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Two Koreans questioned for allegedly assaulting Yemenis
Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Two Korean men are being investigated on suspicion of assaulting two Yemeni men on Jeju Island last week, police said Sunday.
According to Jeju Dongbu Police Station, police are investigating the Koreans, aged in their 20s, for allegedly kicking and punching the Yemenis after the foreigners refused to pay their share of the drinks bill at a bar on Oct. 2.
Photos released by a
show one Yemeni with a severely injured left eye while the other had a scratched forehead. They reportedly received medical treatment.
“They surrounded us and started kicking and punching,” one of the Yemenis was quoted as saying. “They tried to extort something from us, perhaps passports or money.”