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Bill to increase punishment for infanticide passes Nat'l Assembly committee

This photo, provided by Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, shows police officers searching a mountain for the body of a buried baby in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. YonhapA bill to toughen the punishment for the intentional killing of newborn babies and relevant body abandonment passed a National Assembly committee Monday.The Legislation and Judiciary Committee approved the revision of the Criminal Act, which calls for raising the punishment for infanticide and abandonment of an infant's body to the level of the punishment for ordinary murder and body abandonment.The revision came amid growing social resentment over a large number of recent deaths of unregistered babies.The current law stipulates the death penalty, life sentence or an imprisonment of at least five years for those convicted of ordinary murder but caps the punishment for infanticide at an imprisonment of not more than 10 years.It also stipulates an imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to 5 million won ($3,950), or an imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to 15 million won for those con

Jul 17, 2023
Bill to increase punishment for infanticide passes Nat'l Assembly committee

Woman admits to killing baby girl, abandoning body in trash bag in Gwangju: police

The mother in her 30s accused of killing and abandoning her newborn in a public trash bin leaves the district court in Gwangju, after a hearing on her arrest warrant, Saturday. YonhapPolice pressed murder charges against a woman originally arrested for abandoning the body of her six-day-old newborn in a garbage bag following her death, after she confessed to deliberately placing the baby face down and letting her die, officials said Friday.The mother in her 30s turned herself in to police last week after getting a call from a regional government office seeking to check on babies who have medical records of birth but no official birth registration.She had originally told the police that she left the baby unattended at her home in the southwestern city of Gwangju for three hours in 2018 because she was distressed about raising the child alone, but insisted that the baby was already dead when she came back and threw away her body in a trash bag.But police became suspicious and grilled her further, as her statements were not consistent, and she ultimately admitted she intentionally place

Jul 14, 2023
Woman admits to killing baby girl, abandoning body in trash bag in Gwangju: police

3-year imprisonment finalized for man for leaking Samsung's edge panel technology to China

Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note Edge / Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsThe top court finalized a three-year prison term for a former head of a mid-size technology firm Thursday for leaking Samsung Display's edge panel technology to Chinese companies in 2018.The edge panel technology, also known as 3D lamination technology, is used for making curved screen edges for Samsung smartphones. It took Samsung around 150 billion won ($117.7 million) in investment and six years of research by 38 engineers to develop the technology.A former CEO and officials of Toptec, a mid-size firm specializing in production equipment, were indicted on charges of leaking in April 2018 technical specifications and technical drawings of the edge panel technology they got from Samsung to a separate company they established. They then sold part of the documents to two Chinese companies. They were also charged with producing 24 units of 3D lamination production equipment based on technical drawings provided by Samsung, exporting 16 of them to Chinese firms and attempting to sell the rest as well.A district court

Jul 13, 2023
3-year imprisonment finalized for man for leaking Samsung's edge panel technology to China

Appellate court rules in favor of Korean American singer Steve Yoo over visa issuance

This undated file photo shows Korean-American singer Steve Yoo. YonhapAn appellate court ruled Thursday in favor of Steve Yoo, a Korean American singer, in a lawsuit he filed to reverse the South Korean government's decision to deny him an entry visa for renouncing his Korean citizenship to evade mandatory military service.The Seoul High Court ruled that even if a South Korean man renounces his citizenship in order to dodge the military service, it would be too much to deny him a visa even after he turns 38 years old, a threshold after which the military service requirement is exempted under the law.Yoo, also known by his Korean name Yoo Seung-jun, has been barred from entering South Korea after he became a U.S. citizen and renounced his Korean citizenship in 2002, with the alleged goal of dodging his military duty.Yoo first filed a lawsuit in 2015 after the South Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles refused to issue him a visa. In 2020, Yoo won a Supreme Court ruling that the visa refusal was procedurally flawed.After the top court's ruling, Yoo applied again for a visa to enter

Jul 13, 2023
Appellate court rules in favor of Korean American singer Steve Yoo over visa issuance

Justice minister, South Jeolla governor agree to expand migrant labor workers

South Jeolla Governor Kim Yung-rok, left, and Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon shake hands at the province's headquarters in Muan County, Tuesday. YonhapBy Ko Dong-hwanThe Ministry of Justice and the South Jeolla Provincial Government have agreed to strengthen the province's migrant worker pool by amending the country's visa policies.Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said Tuesday that he understands the labor shortage issue plaguing the region and pledged to collaborate with the provincial government to attract a greater number of foreign workers.The minister's remark came during a meeting between Minister Han and South Jeolla Governor Kim Yung-rok at the provincial government office in Muan County. Governor Kim requested the minister to upgrade the country's current visa policies to attract more migrant workers to the province. Governor Kim emphasized the urgent need for a new central immigration agency to mobilize a foreign workforce, given the province's growing manufacturing sectors and insufficient local manpower, and proposed a specialized visa system providing visa-related incentiv

Jul 12, 2023By Ko Dong-hwan
Justice minister, South Jeolla governor agree to expand migrant labor workers

Arrest warrant sought for mother on charges of burying newborn alive

This photo, provided by Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, shows police officers searching a mountain for the body of a buried baby in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. YonhapPolice sought an arrest warrant for a woman Wednesday on charges of burying her newborn alive on a hill two days after giving birth in 2017.The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency applied for the warrant against the woman in her 30s on charges of murdering her 2-day-old son, officials said.The woman is accused of burying the newborn on a hill near her mother's house in Gwangyang, 287 kilometers south of Seoul, two days after giving birth at a hospital in the nearby city of Mokpo in October 2017 as an unmarried mother.She had initially told the police that the burial took place after the baby suddenly died while they were at her mother's home alone but later changed her stance to say the baby was buried alive.She reportedly worked as a day care teacher for preschool children.Police plan to look into whether the suspect had any accomplices although the man she named as the baby's biological father and his fam

Jul 12, 2023
Arrest warrant sought for mother on charges of burying newborn alive

British climber summarily indicted for ascending Lotte World Tower without permission

British climber, George King, scales southern Seoul's Lotte World Tower without using equipment, June 12. Courtesy of George KingProsecutors have summarily indicted a British free climber on charges of ascending up to the 72nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in Seoul without permission last month, legal sources said Tuesday.George King-Thompson, 24, was taken into custody while climbing up the outer wall of the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern Seoul with his bare hands on June 12, before he was escorted inside the building and captured by police.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office has summarily indicted him, seeking a punishment of 5 million won ($3,864) in fines for obstructing business.Police initially detained him on charges of trespassing, but they forwarded the case to the prosecution on charges of business obstruction, as he technically did not enter the building.King-Thompson began his ascent up the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern Seoul at around 5 a.m. before a security guard found him around 7:50 a.m. and called the police, saying a foreigner, only i

Jul 11, 2023
British climber summarily indicted for ascending Lotte World Tower without permission

Woman detained for allegedly burying 2-day-old child after death

GettyimagesbankA woman was placed under emergency detention Tuesday for allegedly burying her 2-day-old son after his death, as part of a nationwide investigation into suspicious cases involving unregistered infants.The Mokpo Police Station in the city of Mokpo, 309 kilometers southwest of Seoul, said it is investigating the suspect, in her 30s, on charges of child abuse resulting in death.The woman, who was unmarried, gave birth to her son at a hospital in Mokpo in October 2017 and took the newborn to her mother's house in the nearby city of Gwangyang two days later, the police said.The child suddenly died there, and the woman secretly buried the body on a hill near her mother's home without any funeral procedures, according to her statement to the police.She did not register the birth of the baby with the authorities.The police suspect the baby died as a result of abuse. The police plan to request an arrest warrant for the woman following further investigation into the circumstances of the child's death.The investigation was prompted by a report from the local government, which has

Jul 11, 2023
Woman detained for allegedly burying 2-day-old child after death

Teenager sent for drug addiction evaluation over attempt to open plane door mid-flight

A teenager accused of attempting to open a plane door mid-flight enters the Incheon District Court in Incheon to attend his arrest warrant hearing, June 20. YonhapA teenager accused of attempting to open a plane door during flight last month has been sent to a psychiatric facility over suspicions of drug addiction, prosecutors said Tuesday.The 18-year-old, whose identity was withheld, was arrested for trying to open an emergency door on a Jeju Air flight heading to Incheon International Airport from Cebu of the Philippines on June 19, with about 180 passengers on board.He was charged with violating the Aviation Security Act and the Narcotics Control Act.After taking over the case from police, the Incheon District Prosecutor's Office referred the suspect to the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry in Gongju, 125 kilometers south of Seoul, to be checked for possible drug addiction, and mental and physical disorders.After analyzing his smartphone and tablet PC, prosecutors found evidence of a drug-related search record and indications that the suspect had complained of symptoms of anxiety t

Jul 11, 2023
Teenager sent for drug addiction evaluation over attempt to open plane door mid-flight

Regional body developing East coast Free Economic Zone raided over alleged business favors

National Police Agency building in Seoul / YonhapPolice raided the East coast Free Economic Zone (EFEZ) Authority, a regional government body developing a free economic zone along the east coast, Tuesday on suspicion of giving business favors to a private developer.The National Police Agency sent investigators to the EFEZ Authority's office in the east coast city of Donghae, the residence of former EFEZ Authority Commissioner Shin Dong-hak and two other locations to seize evidence. The EFEZ is a 12-year regional project launched in 2013 to develop a free economic zone in and around the city of Donghae on a budget of 884.2 billion won ($685 million). The project seeks to nurture the zone into Northeast Asia's economic center, specializing in high-tech materials and high-end tourism.Police have been investigating allegations that a private developer, surnamed Nam, was given preferential treatment in the process of his selection in 2018 as a private partner to develop the Mangsang District as part of the project. Nam was apprehended in April last year in connection with a massive home r

Jul 11, 2023
Regional body developing East coast Free Economic Zone raided over alleged business favors
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