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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-justice minister

Cho Kuk / Korea Times fileState prosecutors on Monday requested the detention of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk following questionings related to his possible role in ending a presidential inquiry into bribery allegations involving a former Busan vice mayor.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office said it has filed for a preliminary warrant to detain Cho, who also served as presidential secretary of civil affairs before taking on the ministerial post, on charges of abuse of authority.The Seoul Eastern District Court is set to begin the warrant review Thursday morning.Prosecutors earlier called in Cho over two times to question him for their probe into former Busan Vice Mayor Yoo Jae-soo who was recently indicted for allegedly accepting bribes worth 49.5 million won (US$42,606) during his term at the state financial regulator.While Yoo was under surveillance by Cheong Wa Dae's special inspection team in 2017, supervised by then-civil affairs office chief Cho, he avoided punishment for an unknown reason and became Busan's vice mayor in 2018.The string of developments raised suspi

Dec 23, 2019
Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-justice minister

Entrapment suggested for child porn investigations

By Kim RahnA growing number of illegalities are taking place on the dark web, including child pornography distribution. / gettyimagesbankSting operations may be required to crack down on child pornography on the dark web, as conventional investigative methods have proven limited in investigating sites on the encrypted network, according to a recent study by the National Assembly Research Service (NARS), Sunday.The suggestion by NARS comes as a growing number of illegalities, including child porn distribution, are taking place on the dark web that is inaccessible through traditional search engines.The nation's judiciary has ruled that a string operation is illegal when the investigative body uses a scheme and motivates a person who has not had an intention to commit a crime, to commit the crime. But there is a precedent by the Supreme Court that it is not illegal if the entrapment provides a person, who has had the intention to commit a crime, with the chance to do so. In Korea, sting operations are used when cracking down on drug trading or prostitution.“Entrapment is often use

Dec 22, 2019By Kim Rahn
Entrapment suggested for child porn investigations

Korean woman killed, husband and daughter seriously injured in Vietnam robbery

Ambulances at the hospital where the Korean victims received surgery in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday. Korea Times photo by Jung Min-seungBy Jung Min-hoA Korean woman has been stabbed to death and her husband and daughter seriously injured in a robbery in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's commercial hub.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sunday, an armed man who broke into their home in Phu My Hung, an affluent area in District 7, on Saturday at around 2 a.m. killed the woman, 49, and wounded her husband, 50, surnamed Yoon, and their daughter, 16.Neighbors and construction workers nearby heard their screams and called police.Yoon and the daughter were taken to a nearby hospital where they underwent surgery.Their son, 11, who was there at the time, was unhurt.According to the Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and local media reports, the man was wearing a mask and a hoodie. He fled in a car, which police found in a field 10 kilometers away two hours later.After checking surveillance cameras in the area, investigators are hunting for the suspect, the Korean Consulate Gene

Dec 22, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Korean woman killed, husband and daughter seriously injured in Vietnam robbery
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'YouTube brimming with sexist commercials'

 By Kim Jae-heunConcerns are growing over teenagers' exposure to sexual discrimination and violent content in YouTube commercials, which are not legally regulated here. Other than the platform's premium users who pay a 7,900 won ($7) fee every month, ordinary users encounter commercials that run for up to 20 seconds before being able to watch the desired video. According to the Seoul YWCA, which monitored YouTube ads from Oct. 1 to 31, 31 out of 524 commercials showed sexist content.The group said one of the commercials showed a woman with food on her breasts while somebody points at the food with their chopsticks. Another commercial contained an advertising phrase that read “Game of Real Beautiful Woman.”Some featured bikini-clad women.Such suggestive commercials are restricted from being aired on television channels. However, there is no law regulating them from playing on online platforms like YouTube. TV commercials are reviewed by both the Korean Broadcasters Association and the Korean Cable Television Association before they are aired. The Korea Communications

Dec 20, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
'YouTube brimming with sexist commercials'

BAT acquitted in tax evasion case

The South Korean unit of multinational cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) and its executives, all indicted on charges of tax evasion, were acquitted by a local court on Friday.The Seoul Central District Court acquitted BAT Korea and two of its executives of tax evasion, citing lack of evidence.BAT Korea, a local unit of the London-based BAT, and its two senior executives in charge of production and logistics, were indicted in April this year on charges of evading tax worth 50 billion won (US$43 million) by falsely reporting a shipment of 24.63 million packs of cigarettes from its factory in Sacheon, southeast South Korea, to the authorities on Dec. 31, 2014, one day before a cigarette tax hike went into effect. Prosecutors accused the cigarette company of earning an illegal profit of 50 billion won by selling the 24.63 million packs taxed at a pre-hike rate to consumers at post-hike prices.But the Seoul court said it is difficult to conclude BAT intentionally committed the false shipment report, judging from the evidence submitted by the prosecution."In addition, any moti

Dec 20, 2019
BAT acquitted in tax evasion case

Korean man arrested for killing girlfriend in Philippines: reports

A Korean man has been arrested in the Philippines on charges of killing his Korean girlfriend there. GettyimagesbankBy Jung Min-hoA Korean man has been arrested on charges of killing his Korean girlfriend at their home in the City of Angeles in the northern Philippines.According to media reports Thursday, the man, 25, surnamed Hwang, was arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner, 23, surnamed Lim, at their residence near Marquee Mall.When police found her body in the bathroom on Dec. 15, it was wrapped in a bed sheet and had several stab wounds. They also found blood stains on the floor. The victim was thought to have been killed “seven to 10 days ago,” they said.According to police Colonel Joyce Patrick Sangalang, surveillance camera footage shows that she entered the building at 6:05 a.m. on Dec. 1.Local police said they are working with the Korean Embassy to notify the families of the man and the victim in Korea.

Dec 19, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Korean man arrested for killing girlfriend in Philippines: reports

Civic groups appeal ban on books sent to prisons

A member of Lawyers for a Democratic Society, or Minbyun, files a constitutional appeal at the Constitutional Court office, Wednesday, regarding the justice ministry's ban on books sent to prisons. / Korea Times photo by Lee Suh-yoonBy Lee Suh-yoon Yang Yeo-ok, a member of anti-war civic group Without War, has been assisting jailed conscientious objectors since 2005, visiting them regularly and supplying them with things that could make their 18-month confinement more bearable. So she often brought in books, which provided a rare link to the outside world for detainees. Some participated in Without War's book clubs, sending their book reviews to the group via letters carried by messengers like Yang. Song Sang-yun, a jailed conscientious objector and one of the plaintiffs in the constitutional appeal against the justice ministry's ban on book packages sent to inmates. / Courtesy of Without WarOn Nov. 27, Yang paid one of her regular visits to Song Sang-yun, a conscientious objector detained in Uijeongbu Detention Center since August. The guards, however, refused to deliver her books t

Dec 18, 2019
Civic groups appeal ban on books sent to prisons

Man arrested on charge of killing police officer friend

By Jung Min-hoA man has been arrested on charges of killing a police officer who was his friend.The Seoul Southern District Court said Tuesday it issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, 31, on charges of beating the officer to death with a blunt object at home in western Seoul on Dec. 14.The two are reportedly close friends and had a drink together that evening before going to the suspect's place.Hours after the alleged crime, the suspect called 119 and said “a man was lying on the floor.”After checking surveillance cameras in the area, police took the suspect into custody.Police said forensic officials have done an autopsy on the body to find the exact cause of death.

Dec 18, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Man arrested on charge of killing police officer friend

Samsung execs sentenced to jail in union-busting case

Lee Sang-hoon, Samsung Electronics' chairman of board, at the Seoul Central District Court for a trial on Dec. 17. YonhapA Seoul court handed down jail terms to key Samsung executives on Tuesday and detained them for sabotaging labor union activities at the top conglomerate's customer service unit.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee Sang-hoon, Samsung Electronics Co.'s chairman of board, to 18 months in prison for breaching labor union-related laws when he served as chief financial officer."While Lee claims there were many areas he did not know much about, (we) cannot give him immunity only due to the fact that (he) was not aware of the peripheral areas," the presiding judge said.The court gave the same sentence to Samsung Electronics Vice President Kang Kyung-hoon, who was sentenced to 16 months in prison last week for sabotaging labor activities at another Samsung unit.Both were detained.Samsung Electronics Vice President Kang Kyung-hoon at the Seoul Central District Court for a trial on Dec. 17. YonhapOf the 32 indicted in the case, including current and former Samsung

Dec 18, 2019
Samsung execs sentenced to jail in union-busting case
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Chinese student booked for damaging posters supportive of Hong Kong protests

A Korean student writes a message supportive of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong on a poster at Yonsei University, Seoul, Nov. 18. Korea Times photo by Lee Han-hoBy Kim RahnA Chinese student at Pusan National University (PNU) has been booked without physical detention for damaging posters on the school's bulletin board put up by a group of Korean students in support of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, police said, Tuesday.Busan Geumjeong Police Station said the student, 22, is accused of property damage.The student, whose name was withheld, allegedly tore off three posters placed on the bulletin board of a campus building Nov. 18. The posters, put up five days ago, were about Hong Kong police's “unfair” crackdown on the protesters there.During police investigation, he admitted to removing the posters and said he did so because he was afraid people might believe Chinese students had put up the posters.The student apologized to the Korean student group through police mediation, and the group said they would close the issue if he uploads a written apology on t

Dec 17, 2019By Kim Rahn
Chinese student booked for damaging posters supportive of Hong Kong protests
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