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Gov't recommended to reverse decision to revoke defector group's license over anti-North leafleting

This April 2022 file photo shows one of the balloons containing 1 million anti-Pyongyang leaflets that Fighters for a Free North Korea, a Seoul-based organization of North Korean defectors, claimed it sent toward North Korea in the South Korean border town of Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. YonhapThe Seoul High Court has recommended that the government reverse its 2020 decision to revoke the organizational license of a North Korean defectors' group for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets over to the North, sources said Thursday.The recommendation was made Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the Fighters for a Free North Korea to reverse the Unification Ministry's decision to retract its nonprofit organization license given to the group, according to the legal sources. The ministry revoked the group's license after it sent plastic balloons carrying some 500,000 anti-North propaganda flyers northward across the inter-Korean border in defiance of the government's ban on such activities. If either the plaintiff or the defendant objects to the recommendation, the court will resume its delibe

Aug 31, 2023
Gov't recommended to reverse decision to revoke defector group's license over anti-North leafleting

Woman found dead with man after calling police hotline

A police logo is seen in this undated file photo. Korea Times filePolice said Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in their 40s whose bodies were found at an apartment in northern Seoul earlier this week.The bodies were found by the woman's family at her apartment in the Mia-dong district at 8:55 p.m. Monday, police said.Police said they suspect foul play as the woman's hands were tied with duct tape and her face showed signs of assault. Traces of charcoal burning were also found inside the house.The woman called 112 for emergency police assistance at 3:40 a.m. on the same day but soon hung up without revealing the reason of her call or her location after only saying "why?" in a low voice, according to police.Police said they were unsuccessful when they tried to find the woman's location because her mobile phone was turned off immediately after the 112 call. (Yonhap)

Aug 30, 2023
Woman found dead with man after calling police hotline

'Don't-ask-why' crimes point to reclusiveness as a growing problem among young Koreans

Murder suspect Jung Yoo-jung, wearing a hat and a mask, leaves a police detention center en route to the prosecution in Busan, June 2. YonhapAs Korea grapples with a series of "don't-ask-why" crimes targeting random people, one common trait stands out among the suspects behind the recent killings.They showed signs of being "reclusive loners," largely shut out from outside contact for months and, in some cases, even years.In May, Jung Yoo-jung triggered social resentment when she confessed to having killed and dismembered the body of a victim she randomly met via an app "out of curiosity" about murder.The 23-year-old was believed to have been shut off from the outside world for five years prior to the crime, spending most of her time at home without a job, while immersing herself in TV programs and books on murder. Police investigations revealed that she had no contact information or call history related to friends. Cho Seon, the suspect behind the deadly stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Seoul last month that left one dead and three wounded, had also led a reclusive life since

Aug 30, 2023
'Don't-ask-why' crimes point to reclusiveness as a growing problem among young Koreans
  • Top court confirms life sentence for Busan psychopathic killer

Prosecutors indict suspect of lethal stabbing rampage in Bundang

Choi Won-jong, the suspect of the lethal stabbing rampage in Bundang, is escorted by police officials out of a police station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, to the prosecution office, Aug. 10. YonhapProsecutors on Tuesday indicted the 22-year-old suspect in the deadly stabbing rampage in Bundang, south of Seoul, which left two dead and 12 others wounded.Choi Won-jong is accused of ramming his mother's vehicle into random pedestrians outside a department store in Bundang and then attacking shoppers with a knife inside the establishment on Aug. 3. The department store is connected to nearby Seohyeon Station and draws many commuters and shoppers.Two women died while being treated for injuries sustained in the car crash, while 12 others were wounded, five of them seriously.Choi is also charged with visiting the same department store and nearby subway stations with a weapon the day before his crime, intending to go on a stabbing rampage. The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office indicted Choi on the charges of murder, attempted murder and murder preparation Tuesday.Ref

Aug 29, 2023
Prosecutors indict suspect of lethal stabbing rampage in Bundang

Father arrested for killing teenage children in Gimhae

GettyimagesbankA father has been arrested on charges of killing his two teenage children and attempting to take his own life in the southeastern city of Gimhae, police said Tuesday.The man in his 50s allegedly killed his daughter, 17, and son, 16, after they fell asleep in his car on a mountain in Gimhae, about 310 kilometers southeast of Seoul, early Monday.The man also attempted to kill himself but is now in a non-life threatening condition.The girl's teacher reported to police after she did not show up for school, and police used mobile phone tracking to locate them before arresting the father later in the day.The suspect has admitted to the crime but has not said why he did so.Police plan to seek a formal arrest warrant for him after further investigation and request an autopsy of the bodies to determine the exact cause of death. (Yonhap)

Aug 29, 2023
Father arrested for killing teenage children in Gimhae

Another victim dies in vehicle ramming, stabbing incident: police

In this file photo, Choi Won-jong, center, a 22-year-old man under arrest for a stabbing rampage, is escorted out of a police station in the city of Seongnam, south of Seoul, Aug. 10, as he is sent to prosecutors. YonhapA woman declared brain-dead after being hit by a car of the suspect of a stabbing rampage just south of Seoul earlier this month died Monday, police said. The woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at a hospital in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, at 9:52 p.m., according to officials at Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police investigating the incident at a department store in the Bundang district in Seongnam.On Aug. 3, the culprit, Choi Won-jong, 22, rammed a vehicle into pedestrians outside the store and then attacked shoppers with a knife inside the establishment, which is connected to nearby Seohyeon Station, and draws many commuters and shoppers.The attack has now left two dead and 12 wounded. Another female victim in her 60s died three days after the attack.Choi was formally arrested on Aug. 5. (Yonhap)

Aug 29, 2023
Another victim dies in vehicle ramming, stabbing incident: police

Drug safety agency raided in investigation into suspected illegal lobbying over COVID-19 medication

Headquarters of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in Osong, North Chungcheong Province / Courtesy of Ministry of Food and Drug SafetyProsecutors raided the headquarters of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on Monday as part of an investigation into allegations that a drug company illegally lobbied the agency to get approval for clinical trials of its COVID-19 medication.Investigators from the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office searched the office of the MFDS minister in Cheongju, 112 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and two other locations to seize evidence over allegations that a former minister, surnamed Kim, violated the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act.The case grew out of an investigation into suspicions that a businessman, known by his family name Yang, gained 900 million won ($680,735) in illegal profits in 2021 from a drug company seeking his help in winning the agency's clinical trial approval for its coronavirus medication.The company later won the agency's approvals for the phase two and three trials for its medication.During the investigation, the prosecu

Aug 28, 2023
Drug safety agency raided in investigation into suspected illegal lobbying over COVID-19 medication

Man nabbed in deadly bar stabbing in Yeongcheon

GettyimagesbankA drunk man stabbed one person to death and wounded three others at a bar in the southeastern city of Yeongcheon in anger after a woman drinking with him left to join the victims at the next table, police said Monday.Police arrested the suspect in his 50s at the scene after he attacked four people, who were sitting at the table next to him, with a weapon at the bar in Yeongcheon, 243 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 11:22 p.m. Sunday, according to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police.One of the victims in his 60s was stabbed in the chest and taken to a hospital but died. The three others also sustained wounds in the shoulder, wrist and arm, officials said. The suspect told police he became angry after a woman in her 50s, who had been his company, joined the people at the next table. He then went home and brought the weapon used in the stabbing, officials said.Police plan to seek a formal arrest warrant for him after further investigation. (Yonhap)

Aug 28, 2023
Man nabbed in deadly bar stabbing in Yeongcheon

Weapon-wielding man apprehended after 2 1/2-hour standoff with police

Police restrict access to a residential area in northwestern Seoul after a standoff with a man carrying weapons in the area, Aug. 26. YonhapA weapon-wielding man has been apprehended following a 2 1/2-hour standoff with police in Seoul, prompting fears of a stabbing rampage targeting random people, but no one was hurt, officials have said.The man was detained at 10:05 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of a residential building in the northwestern ward of Eunpyeong after a report was filed with the police at 7:26 p.m. that a man was carrying a weapon.During the standoff, the man brandished the weapons in both hands at the officers and also threatened to hurt himself, according to the police.Police commandos were mobilized to overpower the man, and no one was hurt.The police seized two weapons from his hands, as well as seven other weapons from his bag.A witness at the scene said the man appeared to have gotten into an argument with a pedestrian who complained that he was smoking. The man proceeded to take out a weapon from his car and threaten the pedestrian. (Yonhap)

Aug 27, 2023
Weapon-wielding man apprehended after 2 1/2-hour standoff with police

Recidivism rate prompts gov't to 'pay attention to' public opinion on resuming death penalty

gettyimagesbankBy Jung Min-hoThe Ministry of Justice is now paying close attention to recent changes in public opinion on resuming the implementation of the death penalty.In response to inquiries sent by The Korea Times recently, the ministry said its stance on the issue has not changed ― that there should be a thorough review before deciding whether to carry out capital punishment again. But “violent crimes seen recently and the rate of recidivism” forced officials to pay attention to growing calls for the resumption, it said.The statement comes amid mounting calls for stronger penalties against criminals after a series of violent crimes have occurred targeting random people.On Aug. 17, Choi Yoon-jong, 30, assaulted a woman in her 30s in an alleged attempt to rape her on a hiking trail in Seoul. This occurred just two weeks after Choi Won-jong, 22, rammed his vehicle into pedestrians before going on a stabbing rampage inside a mall near Seohyeon Station, leaving one woman dead and 13 others injured. Another man, 33, Cho Sun, attacked people in a similar way with a knife

Aug 26, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Recidivism rate prompts gov't to 'pay attention to' public opinion on resuming death penalty
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