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2 doctors indicted for illegally prescribing 'zombie drug' to drug addict

This May 1, 2022 file photo shows the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in Seoul. YonhapTwo doctors have been indicted on charges of illegally and habitually prescribing fentanyl, a highly potent opioid used mainly for terminal cancer patients, to a drug addict, prosecutors said Tuesday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it has arrested and indicted a family medicine doctor, surnamed Shin, 59, for prescribing 4,826 fentanyl patches to the 30-year-old drug addict, known only as Kim, between November 2020 and April this year.It marks the first time that a doctor has been arrested and indicted for illegally distributing a medical drug.The prosecution has also indicted an orthopedist, surnamed Lim, 42, without detention on charges of prescribing 686 fentanyl patches to Kim in 2021.Kim was also arrested and indicted for having been prescribed about 7,660 fentanyl patches from 16 hospitals, including the ones run by Shin and Lim, for three years.Fentanyl, nicknamed a "zombie drug," is a powerful narcotic pain reliever that is only used to help patients suffering fro

Jun 27, 2023
2 doctors indicted for illegally prescribing 'zombie drug' to drug addict

Regulator fines major online education platform for misleading ads

This photo, released by the Fair Trade Commission, shows advertisements launched by Champstudy, asserting that the company has produced the highest number of civil servants among its competitors, June 27. YonhapKorea's antitrust regulator on Tuesday decided to slap a fine of 285 million won ($218,900) on an online education platform for launching misleading advertisements on its achievements.The fine on Champstudy came as its advertisements delivered incorrect information that it has ranked the top in the number of students who passed exams, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC).The platform is a brand of Hackers Language Institute, a major private education company in Korea that offers online and in-person English courses and preparation programs for civil service examinations."The advertisement slogans that Champstudy ranked No. 1 in terms of civil servant exams and licensed real estate agents were merely based on a consumer satisfaction survey carried out by a media company," the FTC said, noting such information was not clearly delivered to people.The regulator pointed out

Jun 27, 2023
Regulator fines major online education platform for misleading ads

Psychopathic murder suspect said to have stabbed victim over 110 times

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. Yonhap Bizarre behaviors allegedly committed by Jung Yoo-jung, a psychopathic murder suspect in the southeastern city of Busan, have been revealed one by one, as prosecutors said Tuesday she stabbed the victim more than 110 times with a weapon at the time of her crime last month.The 23-year-old Jung has been arrested and indicted on charges of killing a female freelance tutor, with whom she had no personal connection, just out of curiosity about murder, and then dismembering and abandoning her body.According to the prosecutors, Jung displayed extreme cruelty by stabbing the victim, also in her 20s, more than 110 times with a weapon prepared in advance during her crime on May 26.In addition, she damaged many parts of the victim's body apparently in order to avoid fingerprint identification. Jung then dumped the dismembered body parts

Jun 27, 2023
Psychopathic murder suspect said to have stabbed victim over 110 times

British 'Spider-man' referred to prosecution for climbing Lotte World Tower without permission

A British man climbs Lotte World Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the country, in Seoul without permission, June 12. YonhapA British free climber was referred to the prosecution for possible indictment after he climbed up to the 72nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in Seoul without permission earlier this month, police said Monday.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.On Monday, the Seoul Songpa Police Station said it forwarded the case to the prosecution for investigation on charges of business obstruction and not on the initial charges of trespassing, as he technically did not enter the building.King-Thompson is currently staying in Korea after being banned from leaving the country.The free climber began his ascent up the skyscraper at around 5 a.m. on June 12 before reaching the 72nd story of the 555-meter-high building, the world's fifth tallest, at 8:47 a.m.He was then allowed to ride a

Jun 26, 2023
British 'Spider-man' referred to prosecution for climbing Lotte World Tower without permission

Violent crimes up last year following eased COVID-19 restrictions: data

This June 21, 2022 file photo shows the National Police Agency building in Seoul. YonhapThe number of violent crimes that saw a significant drop in the initial years of the pandemic bounced back last year partially on eased social distancing measures, data showed Sunday.A total of 450,623 violent crimes were reported last year, up 7.4 percent from 419,683 cases the previous year, according to data from the National Police Agency submitted to Rep. Chung Woo-taik of the ruling People Power Party.The violent crimes include murder, robbery, rape and sexual assault, theft and violence.The number of such crimes logged 488,288 and 499,010 cases in 2018 and 2019, respectively, before plunging to 467,547 and 419,683 in 2020 and 2021, when social distancing measures were in place. Korea first introduced social distancing measures in March 2020, about two months after the initial outbreak.By the type of crimes, the number of murders fell from 775 cases in 2019 to 720 in 2020 and dove further to 652 in 2021, but it bounced back to 689 last year.The number of sexual crimes, including rape and ass

Jun 25, 2023
Violent crimes up last year following eased COVID-19 restrictions: data

Court acquits 3 fishermen wrongly imprisoned upon return from captivity in North Korea

A court on Friday acquitted three fishermen wrongly imprisoned for 50 years after being released from captivity in North Korea. YonhapA court on Friday acquitted three fishermen who were wrongly imprisoned over five decades ago after being released from captivity in North Korea.In a retrial held at the Chuncheon District Court, Lee Sung-guk, 69, was cleared of charges, including the violation of the National Security Act.The fisherman from Chuncheon, 75 kilometers east of Seoul, was abducted by North Korea on Oct. 25, 1971, and returned to the South 11 months later.In 1972, he was sentenced to one year of imprisonment, suspended for two years, on charges to which he claimed to have falsely confessed due to torture by investigators.In April 1981, he was once again arrested on the same charges and subjected to torture during 86 days of confinement. He received a 10-year prison sentence and served nine years before being released on parole in 1990. During Friday's trial, the prosecution requested a not guilty verdict for Lee, which Judge Lee Young-jin accepted. Later in the day, the cou

Jun 23, 2023
Court acquits 3 fishermen wrongly imprisoned upon return from captivity in North Korea

Court rejects request to avoid broadcasting watchdog chief's dismissal

Han Sang-hyuk, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, arrives at work in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, May 30. YonhapA court on Friday dismissed the state broadcasting watchdog chief's request to nullify his dismissal by President Yoon Suk Yeol.The Seoul Administrative Court rejected the request by Han Sang-hyuk, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), to suspend the execution of his dismissal signed by the president on May 30 after Han was indicted in early May on charges of score manipulation against a right-wing cable channel in the process of renewing its broadcasting license in 2020.Han, who was appointed during the previous Moon Jae-in administration, is accused of prodding senior KCC officials to give low scores to TV Chosun during its license renewal evaluation process and arranging the appointment of a civic activist critical of the channel to the commission's judging panel in charge of relicensing reviews. Han's term was set to end at the end of July.The court's ruling effectively means the dismissal of Han as the KCC head, sanctioned by Yoon, is valid.

Jun 23, 2023
Court rejects request to avoid broadcasting watchdog chief's dismissal

Arrest warrant issued for mother accused of killing 2 newborns, storing bodies in freezer

This undated file photo shows the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency. Korea Times fileA woman accused of killing her two newborns and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator was formally arrested Friday after a court issued a warrant for her arrest.The Suwon District Court issued the warrant, citing fears she might flee.The woman in her 30s was charged with murdering two babies, one boy and one girl, after their births in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and storing their bodies in a freezer at her home in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul. Earlier in the day, she declined to attend a court hearing on the arrest warrant amid speculation that she made the decision because the hearing would make no difference, as she had already confessed to the crime.After her arrest Wednesday, she told police that she strangled the babies due to economic hardships while raising three children. She also said she lied to her husband that she had an abortion, and the husband told police he believed what she said.Police sought an arrest warrant for her on charges of infanticide Thursday.Police plan to

Jun 23, 2023
Arrest warrant issued for mother accused of killing 2 newborns, storing bodies in freezer

Police request arrest warrant for mother accused of killing 2 newborns

This undated photo shows Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency. YonhapPolice on Thursday sought an arrest warrant for a mother accused of killing her two newborn babies and storing their bodies in a refrigerator at home. The woman in her 30s, who was apprehended Wednesday, was charged with infanticide, according to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency.The suspect allegedly strangled the two babies to death shortly after giving birth, one in November 2018 and the other in November 2019, and had kept their bodies in a fridge in her apartment in Suwon, just south of Seoul.She delivered the babies, known to be a boy and a girl, at hospitals but killed one at her home and the other near the hospital just one day after their births, police said.The suspect admitted to killing the infants due to economic hardships while raising three children, saying she lied to her husband that she had an abortion, police said.Police launched the probe earlier this month after receiving a report from the Suwon city government about the babies, who had no birth registration despite having birth rec

Jun 22, 2023
Police request arrest warrant for mother accused of killing 2 newborns

Korean tourist found dead at metro station near Paris

gettyimagesbankA Korean tourist died at a subway station on the outskirts of Paris last week for unknown reasons, and the bereaved family called for a thorough probe, officials said Wednesday.The 36-year-old man, who was traveling alone in France, is presumed to have died at the Villejuif―Louis Aragon station of the Paris Metro between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on June 12 (local time). After confirming that he did not board his return flight on June 14, his family contacted the Korean Embassy in Paris on June 15.Embassy officials discovered his body at a forensic center the following day, and police said he was presumed to have died by an electric shock as he appeared to have been trying to cross the railroad tracks there. The family wants to check surveillance footage to learn exactly what happened to him."We call for French police's swift and fair investigation into the case to figure out the cause of his death, while maintaining close communication with the French authorities," an embassy official said."We also provide all necessary consular assistance to the family while keeping clos

Jun 21, 2023
Korean tourist found dead at metro station near Paris
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