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Lamborghini driver suspect sent to prosecutors over parking dispute in Gangnam

A 30-year-old man accused of threatening a driver with a knife over a parking dispute last week was referred to prosecutors for further investigation, police said Wednesday.

Sep 20, 2023
Lamborghini driver suspect sent to prosecutors over parking dispute in Gangnam

24 teachers caught illegally selling exam questions to private educators

Twenty-four high school teachers have been caught selling exam questions to private academies before or after serving as test makers for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and mock CSAT exams in violation of the current laws, the education ministry said Tuesday.

Sep 19, 2023
24 teachers caught illegally selling exam questions to private educators

Appellate court upholds 30-year prison term for businessman behind massive fund scandal

An appellate court on Tuesday upheld a 30-year prison sentence for a key suspect in a massive hedge fund fraud scandal.

Sep 19, 2023
Appellate court upholds 30-year prison term for businessman behind massive fund scandal

Housewife arrested for smuggling meth in sunflower seed bags

A housewife has been arrested for smuggling methamphetamine disguised as sunflower seeds into Korea from the Philippines on multiple occasions this summer, police said Tuesday, announcing a bust of a drug ring involving her.

Sep 19, 2023
Housewife arrested for smuggling meth in sunflower seed bags

Prosecutors seek warrant to arrest hunger-striking DPK leader

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, is transferred to a hospital from the National Assembly, Monday, as his health worsened following a 19-day hunger strike against the Yoon Suk Yeol government. Yonhap Main opposition party files motion to dismiss prime minister By Jun Ji-hyeProsecutors asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung, Monday, who is on the 19th day of a hunger strike, on charges of breach of trust, bribery, violation of the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act and other charges in connection with a land development scandal while he was mayor of Seongnam from 2010 to 2018. Lee was also charged with the unauthorized transfer of money to North Korea when he was governor of Gyeonggi Province during 2018 to 2021.It was the second attempt by the prosecution to detain the DPK chairman, after a previous request was overridden in February when the DP

Sep 18, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Prosecutors seek warrant to arrest hunger-striking DPK leader
  • Yoon signs off on motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

Police investigating after box cutter found inside Jin Air airplane at Incheon airport

This Aug. 17, 2018 file photo shows a check-in counter of Jin Air at Gimpo International Airport. YonhapPolice launched an investigation Monday after a box cutter was found inside a Jin Air airplane pending a takeoff from Incheon International Airport, officials said. A security official filed the report at around 9:15 a.m., saying the utility knife was discovered under a seat of the passenger aircraft operated by the Korean low-cost carrier, according to airport police officials. The Jin Air airplane had returned from Japan's Narita International Airport to the Incheon airport, the country's main gateway west of Seoul, the previous day and was scheduled to fly to Guam earlier in the morning. The blade was about 5.5 centimeters long and believed to have been brought in some while ago, given the dusty condition. "So far, we believe that there is no suspicion of terrorism in relation to the utility knife," a police official said. "We're going to investigate further how it was brought onto the plane." A Jin Air official said it filed the report with related authorities in accordance wit

Sep 18, 2023
Police investigating after box cutter found inside Jin Air airplane at Incheon airport

Arrest warrant sought for actor Yoo Ah-in over alleged drug abuse

Actor Yoo Ah-in leaves the drug crime investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, May 17, after being questioned for the second time over allegations of illegal drug use. YonhapProsecutors filed for an arrest warrant for actor Yoo Ah-in on Monday, the second time a warrant has been sought for him, on charges of habitual illegal drug use.Police referred Yoo to the prosecution in June for further investigation on charges of taking more than eight types of drugs in violation of the Narcotics Control Act, including marijuana, propofol, cocaine, ketamine, zolpidem, midazolam and alprazolam.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in charge of Yoo's case has since raised additional charges against him of attempting to have evidence destroyed and coercing people to smoke marijuana, and filed for the warrant earlier in the day.It marks the second time an arrest warrant has been sought for Yoo since the court denied the first warrant request filed by the police in May.Prosecutors accuse Yoo of getting injections of propofol or other medical-purpose drugs on about

Sep 18, 2023
Arrest warrant sought for actor Yoo Ah-in over alleged drug abuse

Opposition lawmaker loses seat as top court upholds sentence over academic fraud

Rep. Choe Kang-wook of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Seoul, Sept. 18, after the court upheld a suspended prison term for him for fabricating an internship certificate for the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk. YonhapThe top court upheld a suspended prison term for Rep. Choe Kang-wook of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Monday for fabricating an internship certificate for the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, depriving him of his parliamentary seat. The Supreme Court confirmed the appellate court's sentencing of eight months in prison, suspended for two years. By law, lawmakers are removed from office if sentenced to a prison term, even if it is suspended.Choe was charged with business obstruction for falsely issuing an internship certificate for Cho's son in 2017 while he was working as a lawyer at a law firm. The document was used by Cho's son in applying for graduate school admission.Choe has insisted Cho's son did work as an intern, but courts did not accept the claim on the basis of contra

Sep 18, 2023
Opposition lawmaker loses seat as top court upholds sentence over academic fraud

Anti-corruption office demands indictment of ex-Defense Minister Song over suspected power abuse

Former Defense Minister Song Young-moo / Korea Times fileThe anti-corruption investigation office has demanded the prosecution indict former Defense Minister Song Young-moo over suspicions of abuse of power, officials said Monday. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) has been investigating Song on suspicions of forcing then senior ministry officials to make and endorse documents refuting a media report that he had said a controversial contingency martial law plan authored by the previous Park Geun-hye government "legally had no problem." The martial law plan was drawn up when Park faced impeachment in 2017. The CIO confirmed the suspicions against Song and demanded the prosecution indict Song as well as one of his former aides and a former ministry spokesperson on charges of abusing their authority, CIO officials said. The CIO cannot indict Song on its own, because, by law, it has the power to indict only prosecutors, judges and high-level police officers on corruption charges.CIO investigators raided the home and office of Song and the defense ministr

Sep 18, 2023
Anti-corruption office demands indictment of ex-Defense Minister Song over suspected power abuse

Family of five, including 3 sons with disabilities, found dead at home

gettyimagesbankA couple in their 50s and their three sons with severe disabilities were found dead at their house in the southwestern county of Yeongam, police said Friday.Police discovered the bodies of the 59-year-old farmer known by his family name Kim, his 56-year-old wife and their three sons in their 20s in the afternoon, after visiting the house following a report from a neighbor that blood stains were found near the windows.The heavily bleeding bodies were found in two separate rooms and a weapon was found at the scene, according to officials. The doors to the house were locked from the inside and there were no signs of trespassing, police said.Earlier this month, Kim was booked for investigation on charges of committing a sexual crime against a woman in another town. He did not respond to a police request to attend an inquiry two days earlier and was scheduled to appear soon.Kim's three sons had severe disabilities, and his wife reportedly cared for them due to their mobility issues.The family did not receive subsidies for low-income households.Police are investigating the e

Sep 15, 2023
Family of five, including 3 sons with disabilities, found dead at home
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