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Victims of Chun's 1980 Gwangju crackdown file damage suit against government

In this 1979 Nov. 6 file photo, Maj. Gen. Chun Doo-hwan announces the results of the investigation of the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in Seoul. YonhapVictims of the brutal crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju have launched a damage suit against the government, a lawyer's group announced Wednesday, a day after the death of former President Chun Doo-hwan accused of ordering the crackdown.Lawyers for a Democratic Society said it has filed the suit on behalf of 70 people who were subject to brutal violence by soldiers during the democracy protests in May 1980 in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, a day after the former strongman died at age 90 from chronic ailments. Chun, an ex-Army general who seized power in a military coup in 1979, ordered his troops to ruthlessly quell the pro-democracy civil uprising. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1996 but received a presidential pardon the following year.Chun had faced widespread condemnation over his repeated denial of responsibility. "It is regretful he died without being held a

Nov 24, 2021
Victims of Chun's 1980 Gwangju crackdown file damage suit against government
  • Majority of public criticizes Chun's unrepentance after his death

Police to reinforce training on use of police gear following bungled violence response

Symbol of the Korean National Police Agency / YonhapPolice will reinforce training of its workforce on the use of stun guns and other weapons to enhance their ability to deal with violent criminal scenes, officials said Wednesday amid public fury over a bungled police response to a knife attacker. The plan came after criticism that police officers failed to stop a knife-wielding man from seriously wounding a neighbor over a noise dispute earlier this month even though they were deployed at the scene and were in possession of a stun gun and a gun at the time.One of the two officers left the scene to call for help even after witnessing the stabbing, leaving family members of the victim to deal with the violence on their own. National police chief Kim Chang-yong has apologized over the case.In an effort to prevent such cases from happening again, police will step up training of police forces on the use of police gear, such as stun guns and sticks, as well as the physical force needed to bring violent criminal suspects under control, officials said. Officers will also be encouraged to us

Nov 24, 2021
Police to reinforce training on use of police gear following bungled violence response

130 people caught on charges of running illegal gambling website from overseas: police

This captured image, provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Police, Nov. 24, shows a scene of an online gambling livestream. YonhapPolice have apprehended 130 members of a criminal ring that operated an illegal gambling website from the Philippines, where about 1.3 trillion won ($1.09 billion) was bet over a two and a half year period, officials said Wednesday. Of them, nine have been formally arrested, and the group's leader, who had fled to the Philippines, will be repatriated to South Korea, the international crime investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said.The group was found to have streamed gambling games from an unidentified hotel casino in the Philippines and run sports betting games on its website from July 2018 to December 2019.During that period, the group received about 1.3 trillion won from people for gambling, according to the police.Police investigated the group for some two years after getting a tip-off in September 2019 and identified all of its 150 members, catching 130 of them. Red notices have been issued for the remaining 20 others.Police also co

Nov 24, 2021
130 people caught on charges of running illegal gambling website from overseas: police

15-year jail term sought for man over girlfriend's death in 'deliberate' car accident

Police officers examine the scene of a car accident on Jeju Island, in this Nov. 10, 2019 photo taken by the local police. The driver is suspected of crashing the car deliberately to kill his girlfriend. / Screenshot from SBSBy Lee Hae-rinThe prosecution has asked a local court to hand down a sentence for a 15-year jail term to a man who “intentionally” caused a car crash on Jeju Island which led to the death of his girlfriend in the passenger seat. Lawyers representing the man, however, claimed the prosecution lacks sufficient evidence for him to be found guilty of murder.During a hearing at the Jeju District Court, Monday, the prosecution sought the jail term for the man, 34, alleging willful negligence on his part. On Sept. 10, 2019, the man was driving a convertible car with the victim, 28, as a passenger, during their trip to the resort island. The man was found to be driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of 0.118 percent, far above the level that warrants cancellation of a driver's license. The car hopped a curb and rammed into a farming vehicle par

Nov 23, 2021By Lee Hae-rin
15-year jail term sought for man over girlfriend's death in 'deliberate' car accident

Public distrust of police mounts due to poor response to crimes

A 35-year-old man is taken out of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, Monday, after the court reviews whether to issue an arrest warrant for him for allegedly stalking and stabbing his former girlfriend to death. YonhapBy Lee Hae-rinPolice are facing mounting criticism over inappropriate responses to two recent violent crimes which led to serious injury and death.Critics say police officers are unable to protect people's lives and safety under the current system and are calling for an overhaul of the crime response manual. In one of the cases, a 35-year-old man surnamed Kim allegedly stabbed his former girlfriend to death at her residence in central Seoul at around 11:30 a.m., Friday.The victim had been under police protection according to the law on punishment for stalking after the man threatened to kill her earlier this month.She sent an emergency call signal to officers twice with a smartwatch provided by the police, but they arrived at a place 500 meters away from her home following the first signal because of a technical error in the location-tracking system. When they a

Nov 22, 2021By Lee Hae-rin
Public distrust of police mounts due to poor response to crimes
  • Police to adopt new weapons to cope better with violence

Police criticized for incompetence

This file photo taken on June 10 shows police chief Kim Chang-yong presiding over a videoconference of local police chiefs. YonhapPolice have come under fire for their inadequate responses to violent crimes, as seen in the recent death of a stalking victim under police protection and an alleged dereliction of duty by two Incheon officers accused of sidestepping a knife attack scene.A man in his 30s was arrested Saturday for killing his ex-girlfriend with a knife at her studio apartment in central Seoul the previous day. The murder sparked public fury, as it was known that the victim was under police protection after suffering from several months of dating violence, threats and stalking by the suspect.On Friday morning, when the suspect came to her studio, she made an emergency call twice with a smartwatch provided by the police, but officers arrived there too late. Police explained later their belated arrival was caused by a technical defect of the smartwatch, as its location was about 500 meters away from her residence.Police were again embarrassed, as the suspect attempted to commi

Nov 22, 2021
Police criticized for incompetence
  • Criticism growing over police's bungled response to attempted murder

3 key suspects in Seongnam development scandal indicted

This composite file photo shows Kim Man-bae, left, and Nam Wook, key figures in a growing scandal surrounding a highly lucrative land development project in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. YonhapProsecutors on Monday indicted the owner of an asset management firm at the center of an explosive urban development corruption scandal along with two partners on breach of trust and bribery charges.Kim Man-bae, owner of Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, and his partner, Nam Wook, were indicted with detention on charges in connection with the 2015 project to develop the Daejang-dong district in Seongnam, south of Seoul, into apartment complexes.Jeong Young-hak, another partner of Kim, was also indicted without detention as an accomplice.Prosecutors have been looking into suspicions over how the previously unheard-of asset management company and its seven affiliates were chosen as private partners for the lucrative project and reaped astronomical profits.The three are alleged to have colluded with Yoo Dong-gyu, former acting president of Seongnam Development Corp., to set the terms of the public b

Nov 22, 2021
3 key suspects in Seongnam development scandal indicted

Buddhist monk murders neighbor over prayer sound complaint: police

A Buddhist monk has been apprehended for allegedly killing a neighbor complaining about the prayer sounds from the temple, police said Monday.According to police, the 60-something monk, whose identity is not known, is alleged to have beaten to death the neighbor, in his 50s, who raised issue with the level of prayer sounds from the temple in Hapcheon, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sunday.The neighbor had reportedly been in conflict with the temple over the level of the pre-recorded prayer sounds from the temple for some time. The monk is believed to have committed the crime out of a fit of rage over the complaint, officials said.Investigators plan to file an arrest warrant request for the monk. (Yonhap)

Nov 22, 2021
Buddhist monk murders neighbor over prayer sound complaint: police

Criticism growing over police's bungled response to attempted murder

A 48-year-old man enters the Incheon District Court, Nov. 17, for a court review on whether to issue an arrest warrant for him after he allegedly stabbed a neighbor over a noise complaint. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyePolice in Incheon are facing fierce criticism over a “bungled” response to an attempted murder, with family members of the victim calling for severe punishment for those responsible. The case also raises a gender issue after it became known that a female police officer left the crime scene after the assailant stabbed the victim.The incident occurred at a small apartment building in Incheon's Namdong District, Nov. 15, when a male and a female police officer were sent to an apartment on the third floor, after three family members living there ― a man in his 60s, his wife in her 40s and their daughter in her 20s ― reported a 48-year-old man living on the fourth floor to police. The three claimed the neighbor repeatedly harassed and threatened them after they filed a complaint over noise coming from his apartment, located above theirs. While the male officer was talking

Nov 21, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Criticism growing over police's bungled response to attempted murder
  • Police criticized for incompetence

US service member detained for refusing sobriety test after car accident

Gangnam Police Station / Yonhap A U.S. service member stationed in South Korea was detained by police after refusing to take a field sobriety test following a minor car accident, the authorities said Saturday. The Air Force staff sergeant was nabbed for bumping into a car parked on a street in Sinsa-dong in southern Seoul Friday evening and refusing a police officer's request to take a breathalyzer test, Gangnam Police Station said. Other officers came to the scene upon the report from the parked car's owner and caught the staff sergeant after chasing the service member's car about 300 meters, it noted. The service member was handed over to the U.S. Forces Korea military police, according to officers. (Yonhap)

Nov 20, 2021
US service member detained for refusing sobriety test after car accident
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