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Ex-Yongsan police chief gets 3 years in prison over Itaewon crowd crush; Yongsan ward chief acquitted

A Seoul court on Monday sentenced a former chief of the Yongsan Police Station to three years in prison without labor over the deadly 2022 crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district, saying the danger was foreseeable, but he failed to take safety measures.

Sep 30, 2024By Yonhap
Ex-Yongsan police chief gets 3 years in prison over Itaewon crowd crush; Yongsan ward chief acquitted

BTS' Suga sentenced to $11,491 fine for DUI offense

A court has sentenced Suga of K-pop superband BTS to a fine of 15 million won ($11,491) on charges of driving an electric scooter under the influence of alcohol, sources said Monday.

Sep 30, 2024By Yonhap
BTS' Suga sentenced to $11,491 fine for DUI offense

Korea, Vietnam agree to boost cooperation against digital sex crimes, online gambling

Korea and Vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation to tackle transnational crimes, such as digital sexual violence and online gambling, police said Sunday.

Sep 29, 2024By Yonhap
Korea, Vietnam agree to boost cooperation against digital sex crimes, online gambling

Supreme Court overturns acquittal of Syrian accused of terrorism incitement

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court's acquittal of a Syrian man accused of inciting participation in the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group by uploading videos created by IS, sending the case back for retrial.

Sep 27, 2024By Yonhap
Supreme Court overturns acquittal of Syrian accused of terrorism incitement

Dating app operator fined for creating fake accounts with users' photos without notice

The operator of Amanda, a Korean dating app, was fined for allegedly creating fake accounts using photos of its members without notice and matching them with real users, the data protection watchdog said Thursday.

Sep 26, 2024By Yonhap
Dating app operator fined for creating fake accounts with users' photos without notice

387 apprehended for deepfake sex crimes this year, 80% teenagers

A total of 387 individuals have been apprehended this year for deepfake sex crimes, with 80 percent of them teenagers, police said Thursday.

Sep 26, 2024By Yonhap
387 apprehended for deepfake sex crimes this year, 80% teenagers

Parliamentary committee passes bill imposing imprisonment for possessing or viewing deepfake sex porn

A bill imposing a prison sentence for knowingly possessing or viewing deepfake sex porn passed a parliamentary committee Wednesday.

Sep 25, 2024By Yonhap
Parliamentary committee passes bill imposing imprisonment for possessing or viewing deepfake sex porn

Court strikes down 6-month shutdown penalty for cable TV network MBN

An appellate court on Wednesday struck down the TV media watchdog's 2020 imposition of a six-month shutdown penalty for cable channel MBN over illegal financing and accounting fraud.

Sep 25, 2024By Yonhap
Court strikes down 6-month shutdown penalty for cable TV network MBN

Gov't urged to better protect foreign women from sexual exploitation

Foreign women are among the new main targets of Korean sex traffickers as they search for more vulnerable victims considered to pose a reduced legal risk for them, according to experts.

Sep 24, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Gov't urged to better protect foreign women from sexual exploitation

Last suspect in Pattaya murder case extradited home after 4 months on run

The last suspect in the murder of a South Korean tourist in Pattaya, Thailand, was extradited home from Vietnam, after more than four months on the run, officials said Tuesday.

Sep 24, 2024By Yonhap
Last suspect in Pattaya murder case extradited home after 4 months on run
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