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Thai man sent to prosecution for entering women's shower room at jamboree camp

The campsite of the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, North Jeolla province, is seen in this Aug. 5 photo. AFP-YonhapA Thai man caught entering the women's shower room at the campground of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree in the southwestern reclaimed land area of Saemangeum has been sent to the prosecution for further investigation, police said Wednesday.The man, who participated in the jamboree event as an adult supervisor, is accused of entering the women's shower room and taking a shower on Aug. 2, according to the Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency.A female participant who heard the man singing in the shower room reported the case to the organizers and the jamboree organ in charge of security, called Safe from Harm, issued a warning to him, viewing it as an incident caused by "cultural differences."Police began an investigation at the request of the female participant, suspecting that his act may be illegal. But they excluded any sexual motivation from his alleged misconduct and applied only a trespassing charge against him, the agency said. (Yonhap)

Aug 16, 2023
Thai man sent to prosecution for entering women's shower room at jamboree camp
  • State audit agency signals massive inspection into World Scout Jamboree

3 foreign jamboree Scouts nabbed for alleged theft

Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul / YonhapThree underage foreign participants of the World Scout Jamboree that ended last week have been arrested on theft charges in Seoul, police said Tuesday.The male suspects from Europe, whose identities have been withheld, are under investigation for allegedly stealing clothes worth 100,000 won ($75) from a store in the Gangnam district in southern Seoul on Monday, according to the Gangnam Police Station.The suspects are all aged 14 or older and are subject to criminal punishment under local law.Police said the three were scheduled to return to their home country on Aug. 23."We plan to promptly conduct an investigation to ensure their return home according to the planned schedule," said a police officer speaking on the condition of anonymity, adding that a decision on whether to refer them to the prosecution will be made. The quadrennial event came to a close Saturday after going through significant challenges blamed on poor preparations, as well as a heat wave and a powerful typhoon that forced the relocation of around 40,000 participants

Aug 15, 2023
3 foreign jamboree Scouts nabbed for alleged theft

Police catch over 10,000 drug offenders, including 561 teens, during five-month crackdown

This photo, provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, shows the drugs seized from offenders in night clubs after detaining 70 suspects and arresting eight, March 30. YonhapPolice caught over 10,000 drug offenders during an intensive crackdown on drug-related crimes this year, with figures showing a sharp increase in the number of teenage suspects, the police agency said Monday.Of the 10,316 people caught during the five-month crackdown from March to July, 1,543 people were formally arrested, nearly double the number from last year, according to the National Police Agency. Police also said 561 people, or 5.4 percent of the total, were teenagers, up 213.4 percent from the same period last year.Of the total number of drug offenders, 3,065 were apprehended for supplying drugs, including taking part in producing, smuggling or selling drugs, up 87.2 percent from the same period a year ago.Drug offenders caught at night clubs increased fivefold over a year as the endemic led to freer access to such areas, and the number of foreign drug offenders also increased 55.3 percent, accordin

Aug 14, 2023
Police catch over 10,000 drug offenders, including 561 teens, during five-month crackdown

Korean Embassy in Tokyo gets bomb threat via email

This Aug. 1, 2019 file photo shows the Korean Embassy in Tokyo. YonhapThe Korean Embassy in Tokyo said Monday it has received an email threatening to blow up the embassy building ahead of this week's anniversary celebrating Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.The embassy said the Japanese police have decided to step up security around the area after it notified the authorities of the bomb threat letter sent in the name of "Soma Wataru" last week.The message, written in Korean using automatic translation, is said to have read: "I am Japanese. I warn you about the explosion in advance."However, the sender did not specify the exact date or time of the explosion. The embassy is looking into the possibility of the letter being a false threat, but said it has requested the Japanese police provide strengthened security for around a month. Meanwhile, police authorities in Seoul are also investigating a spate of bomb threat emails sent from Japan in recent weeks. On Aug. 7, some Seoul city government officials received an email threatening to detonate an explosive in downt

Aug 14, 2023
Korean Embassy in Tokyo gets bomb threat via email

Swimming star Hwang Sun-woo under police investigation for hit-and-run charges

Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo speaks at a press conference at Olympic Parktel in Seoul, following his return from the World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 2. YonhapKorean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo is under police investigation over a suspected hit-and-run accident, local authorities said Monday.Police in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, said Monday that Hwang is being accused of leaving the scene after striking an 80-something man with his vehicle's side-view mirror Sunday evening.Police added Hwang had been driving back to the National Training Center in the central county, where he'd been training for the upcoming Asian Games.According to police, the impact of the collision shattered the side mirror of Hwang's car, but the elderly man avoided serious injuries.Hwang returned to the scene about 30 minutes later and told police officers there that he might have caused the accident.An officer with the Jincheon police force said they are trying to find out further details about the case.An official with the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) said Hwang had alread

Aug 14, 2023
Swimming star Hwang Sun-woo under police investigation for hit-and-run charges

Police probing bomb threat email for Seoul City Hall

Seoul square in front of the Seoul City Hall is seen in this undated file photo. YonhapPolice are investigating an email threatening to blow up Seoul City Hall on this week's Liberation Day, officials said Monday.The email sent from a Japanese account to local media outlets Sunday said high-powered bombs have been planted in several places at Seoul City Hall, and the blast time is 3:34 p.m. on Aug. 15, according to the officials.The email written in English, Japanese and Korean reads: "There are bombs planted in several places around Seoul City Hall. In particular, bombs have been planted in restrooms, so you'll have to search carefully."The police are tracking down the sender, noting that the method of the threat is similar to that used in earlier threatening emails targeting Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung and several public facilities in Seoul.On Aug. 7, some Seoul city government officials received an email threatening to detonate an explosive in downtown Seoul if Lee was not killed. Two days later, another email threatening to blow up the National Museum of Korea,

Aug 14, 2023
Police probing bomb threat email for Seoul City Hall

Gov't to create life sentence without parole to punish vicious criminals

The Ministry of Justice / YonhapThe government will push to create a sentence of life imprisonment without parole to more sternly respond to heinous crimes, such as murder, the Ministry of Justice said Friday.The ministry said a revision of the Criminal Act, which contains the creation of the life sentence without parole, will be preannounced from Aug. 14 to Sept. 25.The revision is to divide the life sentence into one for which parole is permitted and the other for which parole is not permitted, the ministry said, explaining the court will be asked to clarify whether parole can be allowed for convicts given a life sentence.Under the current law, offenders sentenced to life imprisonment could be on parole after 20 years in prison, if certain conditions are met. The only punishment more severe than life imprisonment is the death penalty, but the nation has not carried out executions since December 1997, leaving a vacuum in the punishment of offenders of atrocious crimes, ministry officials said.The Supreme Court recently said it is necessary to introduce the life sentence without paro

Aug 11, 2023
Gov't to create life sentence without parole to punish vicious criminals

Prosecution indicts suspect in deadly stabbing rampage in Seoul

Cho Seon, the suspect in a fatal stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Seoul on July 21, is taken out of a police station in this July 28 file photo. Korea Times file The prosecution on Friday indicted the suspect in last month's deadly stabbing rampage near a subway station in Seoul.Cho Seon, 33, has been arrested for killing one man and wounding three others with a knife on July 21.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office charged him with multiple counts that include murder, attempted murder, theft, fraud and insult.The investigation revealed that he fatally stabbed the 22-year-old victim 18 times on a street close to Sillim Station in southwestern Seoul and then attacked three other men in their 30s.The prosecution deemed the crime as premeditated. In an attempt to erase evidence, he wiped his mobile phone and destroyed his computer just prior to the crime. He also chose to steal two knives instead of purchasing them to avoid arousing suspicion. Psycholog

Aug 11, 2023
Prosecution indicts suspect in deadly stabbing rampage in Seoul

Police investigating online murder threat against League of Legends gamer Faker

Lee Sang-hyeok, Faker / Korea Times file An online threat has been uploaded to kill professional League of Legends player Lee Sang-hyeok, known better as Faker, sending police to track the writer, police said Friday.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency received a report about the murder threat uploaded on an online community the previous night that read, "I will come to the residence of Faker's team, T1, and harm him with a weapon," according to police officials.Police plan to look into the writer's internet protocol address to track down and apprehend the writer.Faker plays in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), the primary competition for the namesake esport, and is widely hailed as the best League of Legends player.South Korea has seen an upsurge in online murder threats following two recent random fatal stabbing rampages in and around Seoul.LCK said it has stepped up security screenings on spectators at the entrance and deployed more security guards at

Aug 11, 2023
Police investigating online murder threat against League of Legends gamer Faker

Suspect in stabbing of high school teacher referred to prosecution

Police escort a man, center, who stabbed a high school teacher with a knife as he attends a detention hearing at the Daejeon District Court in the central city of Daejeon, Aug. 5. YonhapPolice on Friday referred a man suspected of attacking a high school teacher with a knife to the prosecution for further investigation on charges of attempted murder and trespassing.The 28-year-old man has been arrested after stabbing the 49-year-old victim in the face, chest and arms seven times on Aug. 4 at a high school in Daejeon, 139 kilometers south of Seoul.He fled the scene following the attack but was apprehended near his residence three hours later.The Daedeok Police Station is considering the possibility that he might have been driven by delusions to commit the crime, given his diagnosis with a mental disorder in 2021.He had received treatment for schizophrenia and depression until last year, according to the police. However, after being advised by a doctor to undergo hospitalization, he discontinued his treatment.Initially, the suspect told the police that he committed the crime "due to ne

Aug 11, 2023
Suspect in stabbing of high school teacher referred to prosecution
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