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Naver map to be used to provide address information of sex offenders

gettyimagesbankThe gender ministry said Monday it will begin a pilot service this week that allows citizens to search where convicted sex offenders live using internet portal operator Naver Corp.'s map app.The pilot service, which uses the Naver map to display actual home addresses of sex offenders listed in the government's registry system (www.sexoffender.go.kr), will run from Tuesday to the end of this month before the official launch, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.The service was organized to improve latencies in updates of VWorld, a map service by the land ministry currently used to provide address information of registered sex criminals.The Naver map is updated more frequently than VWorld, according to the gender ministry."We will provide more accurate address information (on convicted sexual offenders) through Naver map and work to protect children from being exposed to sex crime," Hwang Yun-jeong, a senior official at the gender ministry, said. South Korea's sex offender registry system discloses personal information of convicted sex offenders whose

Oct 18, 2021
Naver map to be used to provide address information of sex offenders

Key suspect in corruption-laden development scandal detained

Lawyer Nam Wook, a key partner in a corruption-laden urban development project involving a former aide to the ruling Democratic Party's presidential nominee, is surrounded by reporters at Incheon International Airport, Oct. 18. YonhapA key partner in a corruption-laden urban development project involving a former aide to the ruling Democratic Party's presidential nominee was detained upon his arrival from the United States on Monday for questioning over bribery and other allegations.Nam Wook is believed to be holding a key to resolving suspicions over how a previously unheard-of asset management firm, Hwacheon Daeyu, and its seven affiliates reaped astronomical profits from a 2015 project to develop the Daejang-dong district in Seongnam, south of Seoul, into an apartment complex.Partners of the project, including Nam who owns one of Hwacheon Daeyu's seven affiliates, were accused of colluding with Yoo Dong-gyu, acting president of Seongnam Development Corp., to have the asset firm take part in the lucrative project.Upon arrival at Incheon International Airport from Los Angeles, Nam w

Oct 18, 2021
Key suspect in corruption-laden development scandal detained

Key figure in land development corruption scandal to return to Korea for probe

Lawyer Nam Wook, a key figure at the center of an escalating land development corruption scandal, speaks to reporters at Los Angeles International Airport in Calif., Oct. 16 (local time). YonhapA key figure at the center of an escalating land development corruption scandal was to arrive in South Korea this week for questioning over his suspected role in bribing influential figures in exchange for business favors.Attorney Nam Wook left Los Angeles on Sunday and was to arrive in South Korea early Monday to face a probe by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office over allegations that he was involved in illegal lobbying over the course of the 2015 development project in Seongnam, south of Seoul, and reaped huge profits. Nam told reporters at a Los Angeles airport on Sunday that he felt sorry and vowed to give "every detail" to the prosecution.Nam had been in the U.S. since mid-September before the investigation into the case began, where private investors allegedly bribed government officials, legislators and other influential figures to secure the lucrative contract of developing

Oct 17, 2021
Key figure in land development corruption scandal to return to Korea for probe

'Symposium established Korea as leading legislative country'

Government Legislation Minister Lee Kang-seop / Courtesy of Ministry of Government Legislation Ministry of Government Legislation to hold 9th symposium with Asian legal expertsBy Kang Seung-wooThe Ministry of Government Legislation has been hosting the Asian Legislative Experts Symposium (ALES) every year since 2013, promoting cooperation among Asian countries through the exchanges of legal information as well as the development and advancement of legislative systems in the region. Under the theme of “Legislative Administration of Each Asian Country and Cooperation Measures,” the ninth annual symposium is scheduled to take place Oct. 27, both online and offline, with a limited number of in-person participants due to COVID-19-induced social distancing guidelines.Despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, Government Legislation Minister Lee Kang-seop believes this year's ALES will help enhance mutual understanding between countries and discover specific fields o

Oct 17, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
'Symposium established Korea as leading legislative country'

Prosecutors raid Seongnam City Hall over development corruption scandal

Prosdecution investigators seize documents from an office of Seongnam City Hall in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 15. YonhapProsecutors raided the offices of Seongnam City Hall on Friday, expanding an investigation into a massive development corruption scandal a day after the arrest warrant for a key suspect was rejected.During the raid, a team of 20 prosecution investigators seized documents and other materials from offices in charge of the 2015 project aimed at developing the Daejang-dong district in Seongnam, south of Seoul, into apartment complexes.Among the offices subject to the search were a city project team that had been in charge of establishing and authorizing details of the project as well as the network division containing digital data about the city's electronic decision-making process and e-mail communications.The investigation is aimed at determining how a previously little-known asset firm, Hwacheon Daeyu, and its seven affiliates reaped profits of more than 1,000 times their investments after the firm was selected as a civilian partner for the project.The ra

Oct 15, 2021
Prosecutors raid Seongnam City Hall over development corruption scandal

North Korean defector sentenced to prison for breaking into police station for online streaming

A North Korean defector has been sentenced to six months in prison for breaking into a police station in Seoul and pouring flour over an officer as part of streaming online, judicial sources said Friday.The 24-year-old, whose identity was withheld, climbed over a wire fence into Gwanak Police Station in southern Seoul in June, charged toward the officer on duty and dumped flour over him, saying he would test police capability to respond to an infiltration.The defector was also charged with destroying police property worth about 1 million won ($840).Investigations found that the man committed the act to draw more viewers to his online streaming channel.In the ruling, the court said it took into consideration that the defendant confessed to his crime and has bipolar disorder from having difficulty adapting to South Korea. (Yonhap)

Oct 15, 2021
North Korean defector sentenced to prison for breaking into police station for online streaming

Demanding harsh punishment for online sex crimes

A member of a civic group dedicated to fighting online sex crimes calls for harsh punishment of Cho Ju-bin, the mastermind of a notorious Telegram blackmail ring, in front of the Supreme Court in Seoul, Thursday. The top court confirmed a lower court's 42-year prison sentence for Cho, who was indicted in April last year for organizing a criminal ring with other Telegram users, blackmailing women including minors into filming sexually exploitative content and distributing the materials to paying members of a Telegram group chat. Yonhap

Oct 14, 2021
Demanding harsh punishment for online sex crimes

Court upholds justice ministry's disciplinary action against ex-Prosecutor General Yoon

This image provided by the National Assembly press corps shows Yoon Seok-youl greeting supporters while attending a party meeting in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 14. YonhapA Seoul court on Thursday upheld a disciplinary measure that the justice ministry took against then Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl for alleged misconduct last year in what could be a blow to the now leading opposition presidential contender.In December, the justice ministry suspended Yoon for two months, accusing him of violating political neutrality and other misconduct amid a row between Yoon and then Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae over reform of the prosecution.Yoon immediately filed lawsuits seeking an injunction on the measure and its ultimate revocation, disputing the alleged misconduct and claiming flaws in the disciplinary process. He was reinstated about a week later as a court accepted his injunction request. Yoon ultimately resigned as prosecutor general in March and is now a leading presidential hopeful of the main opposition People Power Party.On Thursday, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled that th

Oct 14, 2021
Court upholds justice ministry's disciplinary action against ex-Prosecutor General Yoon

Supreme Court upholds 42-year prison term for mastermind of sex abuse ring

This 2020 September file photo shows Cho Ju-bin, the founder of Baksabang, an illicit Telegram chat room. YonhapThe Supreme Court on Thursday approved a 42-year prison sentence for Cho Ju-bin, the mastermind of a notorious online sex blackmail ring.The top court also confirmed lower courts' order that Cho has to wear an electronic bracelet for 30 years, pay a forfeiture of 100 million won ($90,000), be banned from working at children-related facilities for 10 years after his release and his personal details be made public for 10 years.Cho was indicted in April last year for organizing a criminal ring together with 38 accomplices, blackmailing 74 minor and adult victims into filming pornographic content, and distributing the sex abuse materials to members of a pay-to-view Telegram chat room, called Baksabang. The 25-year-old man was also charged with hiding about 108 million won in criminal proceeds.Cho committed his online sexual offenses from March 2019 to February 2020 before being arrested by police on March 16 last year. A district court sentenced him to 45 years behind bars but

Oct 14, 2021
Supreme Court upholds 42-year prison term for mastermind of sex abuse ring

Court questions key suspect in Seongnam development scandal

Kim Man-bae, owner of Hwacheon Daeyu, an asset management firm, speaks to reporters after arriving at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for questioning, Oct. 11. Yonhap A Seoul court questioned a key suspect at the center of a snowballing regional development corruption scandal on Thursday to determine whether to issue an arrest warrant for him on bribery and other charges.Prosecutors sought the warrant to arrest Kim Man-bae on Tuesday on charges in connection with how his previously little-known firm, Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, reaped massive profits from a 2015 development project in the city of Seongnam, south of Seoul.The former journalist allegedly colluded with Yoo Dong-gyu, then acting president of Seongnam Development Corp. in charge of the project, to engineer a contract between the two sides to remove a clause limiting the amount of profits that the firm could take from the project.Prosecutors alleged that Kim caused more than 110 billio

Oct 14, 2021
Court questions key suspect in Seongnam development scandal
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