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Arrest of 3 murder suspects to be decided Monday

Police investigate a site near Daecheong Dam on the outskirts of Daejeon, Friday, where a woman's body was dumped the previous day. Yonhap By Jun Ji-hyeA local court will decide on Monday on whether to issue arrest warrants for three men who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a woman in her 40s, according to police and the prosecution, Sunday.The Seoul Central District Court will review the prosecution's request to issue the warrants for the three men in their 30s at 11 a.m. Monday on charges of murder and abandonment of a body.The three men were suspected of forcing the woman into a vehicle in front of an apartment complex in Yeoksam-dong in Seoul's Gangnam District at 11:46 p.m. on Wednesday.According to police, the suspects confessed to murdering her the following day in Daejeon, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, and dumping her body on a mountain near Daecheong Dam on the outskirts of Daejeon. As a surveillance camera caught the abduction, police pursued the suspects and caught two of them on Friday in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Another man was caught in southern Seoul's Nonhyeon-do

Apr 2, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Arrest of 3 murder suspects to be decided Monday

Arrest warrant issued for ex-military commander over martial law scandal

Cho Hyun-chun, center, a former head of the now-defunct Defense Security Command, speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, March 29. Yonhap A Seoul court issued a warrant Friday to arrest Cho Hyun-chun, a former head of the now-defunct Defense Security Command, over the suspected masterminding of a martial law plan while then President Park Geun-hye faced an impeachment trial in 2017.The Seoul Western District Court granted the arrest warrant for Cho on abuse of authority and political meddling charges after holding a hearing in the morning.The 64-year-old former military commander was apprehended Wednesday upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, after his flight to the United States in the face of a probe in late 2017. Cho allegedly instructed a task force he formed in February 2017 to draw up a contingency plan based on an illegal declaration of martial law to crack down on candlelight protesters by force and r

Mar 31, 2023
Arrest warrant issued for ex-military commander over martial law scandal

Judiciary committee begins deliberation on special counsel bills on land development scandal

The parliamentary legislation committee holds a meeting to put a bill that calls for a special counsel probe into bribery allegations connected to a high-profile land development scandal on the agenda at the National Assembly in western Seoul, March 30. YonhapThe parliamentary judiciary committee began Thursday to deliberate on bills calling for a special counsel probe into bribery allegations connected to a high-profile land development scandal.The committee introduced three bills proposed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), the minor opposition Justice Party and the Basic Income Party that calls for an independent probe into the "5 billion club" allegations that prominent social figures were promised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) each from the asset management firm Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, which had reaped astronomical profits from a development project in the Daejang-dong district of Seongnam, south of Seoul.The figures allegedly include former ruling party lawmaker Kwak Sang-do, former special prosecutor Park Young-soo and former Prosecutor General Kim

Mar 30, 2023
Judiciary committee begins deliberation on special counsel bills on land development scandal

Umbrella union files complaint against NIS for allegedly leaking probe info

Officials of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) hold a press conference in Seoul, March 30. YonhapThe Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) said Thursday it will file a complaint against the head of the national spy agency and three other agency officials for allegedly leaking information regarding a criminal probe facing the union.The KCTU, one of South Korea's two biggest umbrella labor unions, said the complaint will be lodged with the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials against Kim Kyou-hyun, the director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), and the three others. The union accused the NIS officials of leaking information to conservative media outlets about criminal charges facing KCTU members when their offices were raided by the NIS and police in January.Intelligence and police investigators searched the KCTU headquarters in central Seoul on Jan. 18 over KCTU officials' alleged contact with North Korean spies without government authorization in violation of the National Security Act. The labor sector has vehemently protested the

Mar 30, 2023
Umbrella union files complaint against NIS for allegedly leaking probe info

Law denying fathers birth registration of extramarital children ruled unconstitutional

This undated photo shows the Constitutional Court in session. YonhapThe Constitutional Court has ruled against a family registration law that practically bars biological fathers from registering the birth of children they have in extramarital relations with married women, legal sources said Thursday. The court recently delivered the ruling in a unanimous decision on a petition filed against Articles 46 and 57 of the Act on Registration of Family Relations, saying they breach the basic rights of children born out of wedlock. Under the articles, the duty of birth registration for an extramarital child lies with the biological mother. The child's extramarital biological father is exceptionally allowed to register the child's birth only when the whereabouts of the biological mother is unknown. A group of men who have children from extramarital relations with married women and children born in that manner filed the petition, saying the current law presumes the children to be the offspring of the women's legal husbands and makes it practically difficult for biological fathers to register t

Mar 30, 2023
Law denying fathers birth registration of extramarital children ruled unconstitutional

Actor Yoo Ah-in once again apologizes for alleged drug use

Actor Yoo Ah-in, center, speaks to reporters at the drug crime investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police, March 28. YonhapActor Yoo Ah-in on Tuesday once again made a public apology for his alleged drug use, saying he will accept all criticism and legal punishment.The 37-year-old previously apologized after 12 hours of police questioning Monday."I apologize once again to those who have shown me love and support for disappointing them with this unfortunate incident," he wrote on social media.He also apologized to those who have worked with him on important projects, such as movies, dramas and advertisements."I'm sorry for the harm that I have caused to many colleagues and others involved in the projects. I will make efforts to take responsibility," he said.He then vowed to "sincerely cooperate" with the investigation, saying he deeply regrets and feels ashamed that he has been harming himself.Yoo has been under investigation after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said his prescription purchases of propofol for nonmedical purposes have been too frequent since 2021. It is

Mar 28, 2023
Actor Yoo Ah-in once again apologizes for alleged drug use

Hong Konger referred to prosecution for beating airport workers in baggage dispute

Seoul Gangseo Police Station / YonhapPolice referred a traveler from Hong Kong to the prosecution Tuesday for investigation and possible indictment on charges of beating two airport workers in a dispute over baggage handling.The 32-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting the airport workers at the domestic terminal of Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul last Tuesday while complaining his baggage from Hong Kong should have been transferred to Gimpo via Incheon International Airport, about 50 kilometers west of Seoul.One of the workers sustained a rib fracture from the violence, officials said.After entering Korea through Incheon International Airport, the man had planned to travel to the southeastern city of Busan, 325 km southeast of Seoul, on a domestic flight from Gimpo, and erroneously thought his baggage would be automatically transferred to Gimpo. On Tuesday, Seoul Gangseo Police Station referred him to the prosecution for indictment. (Yonhap)

Mar 28, 2023
Hong Konger referred to prosecution for beating airport workers in baggage dispute

SK chief's estranged wife sues his new partner for compensation

This photo shows Roh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi, a museum specializing in media art, March 3. YonhapRoh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi, who has been in divorce proceedings with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, launched a lawsuit against Chey's cohabitant Monday for a large amount of compensation money, judicial officials said.Roh's side filed the lawsuit with the Seoul Family Court, demanding a solatium of 3 billion won ($2.3 million) from Kim Hee-young, the SK chief's new partner who is now serving as the chair of TC Foundation, according to the officials.Roh's lawyers argued Kim ruined the marriage between Chey and Roh, causing their client intense mental suffering. They also accused Kim of actively approaching Chey under the pretext of counseling, pretending to be his spouse at official events and giving birth to a child out of wedlock.Chey, who runs Korea's second-largest conglomerate, and Roh, the daughter of late former President Roh Tae-woo, married in 1988 and have three children.But Chey confessed to his relationship with Kim in 2015 and filed for a divorc

Mar 27, 2023
SK chief's estranged wife sues his new partner for compensation

Court exempts Iranian refugee from punishment for illegal entry

Supreme Court building / Korea Times fileBy Jun Ji-hyeThe Supreme Court upheld an appellate court's decision not to punish an Iranian national charged with obtaining a visa based on a falsified document, citing an international convention stipulating that penalties should not be imposed on refugees for illegal entry.In 2016, the Iranian national applied for a short-term visa to the Korean Embassy in his home country, presenting an invitation letter that he claimed was issued by a Korean company. But the Iranian was found to have received the letter from a broker after paying $4,700.The Iranian managed to obtain the short-term visa anyway and entered Korea. He then filed a refugee application the same year. As the refugee application was rejected by the Ministry of Justice, he filed an administrative suit and finally won refugee status following a Supreme Court ruling in November 2020. At the time, the top court acknowledged concerns that he could be persecuted in Iran for converting to Christianity.Prosecutors, who became aware of the fake document the Iranian presented to the embass

Mar 27, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Court exempts Iranian refugee from punishment for illegal entry

Yoo Ah-in appears before police over alleged use of illegal drugs

Actor Yoo Ah-in, right, enters the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency building in Seoul, Monday, for questioning for his alleged use of illegal drugs. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeA-list actor Yoo Ah-in appeared before police for questioning, Monday, over his alleged use of illegal drugs. He had tested positive for four drugs: propofol, marijuana, cocaine and ketamine.Yoo, whose real name is Uhm Hong-sik, entered the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency building in Seoul's Mapo District at about 9:20 a.m., as police summoned him as a suspect.The police launched an investigation into the 37-year-old actor's drug use after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety reported earlier this year that he had been prescribed propofol 73 times in 2021 alone.Propofol is a prescription drug used to induce anesthesia during medical procedures. Highly frequent prescriptions often lead to suspicion about its use for nonmedical purposes.Police collected Yoo's hair and urine samples immediately upon his return from the United States on Feb. 5 and sent them to the National Forensic Service for testing.The hair test yielde

Mar 27, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Yoo Ah-in appears before police over alleged use of illegal drugs
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