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Army general under probe jumps to death: police

Lt. Gen. Lee Jae-su appears to have thrown himself off a building located in the eastern district of Songpa at around 2:48 p.m., police said. A ranking Army officer under a prosecution investigation on illegal surveillance charges jumped off a building in an apparent suicide, police said Friday. Lt. Gen. Lee Jae-su appears to have thrown himself off a building located in the eastern district of Songpa at around 2:48 p.m., police said. The former chief of the Defense Security Command, the military intelligence unit, was being probed by the prosecution over his alleged involvement in the illegal surveilling of bereaved families of victims from a 2014 deadly ferry sinking that took more than 300 lives. Police said they are investigating the scene. (Yonhap)

Dec 7, 2018
Army general under probe jumps to death: police

Two ex-top court justices avoid arrest in power abuse probe

Ko Young-han, above, and Park Byong-dae, retired Supreme Court justices scaldalized in a massive power abuse, leave the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, accompanied by security officers in Friday morning after the Seoul Central District Court rejected prosecution requests for warrants to arrest the two. YonhapA Seoul court on Friday denied prosecution requests for warrants to arrest two former Supreme Court justices in connection with a massive power abuse scandal in the judiciary. The Seoul Central District Court made the decisions on retired Justices Ko Young-han and Park Byong-dae, citing low risks of them fleeing and that the charges against them were not substantiated enough to require pre-indictment detention. The two former chiefs of the National Court Administration (NCA), the top court's governing body, are accused of involvement in then Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae's plans to interfere in trials in order to lobby the presidential office of then President Park Geun-hye. Prosecutors filed for the arrest warrants Monday on a slew of charges, in

Dec 7, 2018
Two ex-top court justices avoid arrest in power abuse probe

McDonald's customer throws food at part-time worker's face

A man throws a bag of food at a McDonald’s part-time worker in Yeonsinnae, northwestern Seoul, Nov. 17. The video went viral after a witness posted it on a community website, Wednesday. /Captured from “FM Korea” websiteBy Jung Hae-myoung A video of a customer throwing a bag of food in a part-time employee's face at a McDonald's in Yeonsinnae, northwestern Seoul, went viral Thursday, marking the second customer assault case at a McDonald's franchise in less than a month. The incident occurred Nov. 17 and started with an argument between two middle-aged customers and a part-time staffer. “The employee did not call my order number,” one of the customers said.However, the worker said, “I repeatedly called their order number but no one showed up.” One man shouted “Do you think I'm stupid?” and another man by his side threw a bag of food at the employee's face.A witness posted the video Wednesday on the community website FM Korea with the title “The staff called the next order after the customer did not pick up his food and the cu

Dec 6, 2018
McDonald's customer throws food at part-time worker's face

Media mogul's brother quizzed in probe of 'casting couch' scandal

Bang Yong-hoon, inset, was summoned to the prosecution for questioning over his alleged involvement in the “Jang Ja-yeon” scandal. Captured from MBCBy Park Si-soo Bang Yong-hoon, younger brother of the president of South Korea's highest-circulating newspaper Chosun Ilbo, was questioned by prosecutors investigating a high-profile “casting couch” scandal involving late actress Jang Ja-yeon. Bang is the president of Koreana Hotel in central Seoul. He was subject to intensive interrogation at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday that zeroed in on his involvement in the scandal. He was called in secretly.It was Bang's first summons since the scandal erupted in 2009. Bang is one of the figures suspected of having received sexual or recreational favors from the actress who killed herself in March 2009. She left a handwritten four-page letter containing the names of six bigwigs she was allegedly forced to have sex with and entertain.What was found in the letter was “President Bang of Chosun Ilbo.” Police took aim at the Korean

Dec 6, 2018
Media mogul's brother quizzed in probe of 'casting couch' scandal

Court holds hearings on arrest warrants of two ex-top court justices

Former Supreme Court justice Ko Young-han enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Dec. 6, for hearings on alleged charges, including abuse of power and dereliction of duty. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukSeoul court held hearings Thursday to decide whether to issue arrest warrants for two former Supreme Court justices who were allegedly involved in a massive power abuse scandal in the judiciary.The hearings of retired Justices Ko Young-han and Park Byong-dae took place separately in the Seoul Central District Court starting at 10:30 a.m. Ko and Park entered the courthouse without taking any questions from reporters. The two former chiefs of the National Court Administration (NCA), the top court's governing body, are accused of involvement in then Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae's plans to interfere in trials in order to lobby the presidential office of then President Park Geun-hye. They will be the first ex-top court officials ever to be placed under pre-indictment detention on criminal charges if the court grants the writs. Prosecutors filed for the

Dec 6, 2018
Court holds hearings on arrest warrants of two ex-top court justices

2 workers die after being buried by soil in drainage pipe construction

Two workers were killed after being buried under a mound of soil at a construction site in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. YonhapTwo workers died after being buried under a mound of soil at a drainage pipe construction site just north of Seoul, authorities said Wednesday.The accident happened at 11:57 a.m. in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, when the pile of soil suddenly collapsed on top of the two workers, aged 52 and 50, police and firefighters said.They were pulled out by rescue workers and sent to a hospital but died later, the officials said.The workers were reportedly working about 3 meters underground to install sewer pipes. The soil had been piled up on the ground next to the pipes.The authorities said they are investigating to figure out the exact cause of the accident. (Yonhap)

Dec 5, 2018
2 workers die after being buried by soil in drainage pipe construction

Sex crime investigator jailed for molesting colleague

By Park Si-soo A police officer who specialized in sexual crime investigations was jailed for molesting his female colleague. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the investigator to 18 months in prison. He was ordered to receive 40 hours of sexual crime education and banned from working at an institute for children for three years. The officer was charged with molesting his female colleague while drunk at a karaoke bar in 2014. The case came to light after the victim revealed the incident at the height of the #MeToo movement. “The crime took place shortly after the victim got appointed as an investigator when she found it difficult to reject the offender's suggestion of drinking alcohol together, which was a really bad byproduct of the prosecution's 'seniors order and juniors obey' culture,” Judge Kim Yeon-hak said. “The case was left unrevealed for a while, during which the victim had to endure substantial mental pain.”

Dec 5, 2018
Sex crime investigator jailed for molesting colleague

PHOTOS 1 dead, 20 injured in burst of 'hot water main'

Rescue workers look into a car stuck in a water-filled hole created by the burst of a hot water main in Goyang, north of Seoul, Tuesday night. YonhapStreets near Baekseok Station is flooded with hot water, Tuesday night. YonhapA local hot water pipe burst late Tuesday evening in Goyang, north of Seoul, claiming one life, firefighters said.According to the firefighters, one person died apparently from the accident in which a hot water pipe blew open and emitted hot water.Investigators found one body inside a vehicle at the scene of the accident.Around 20 pedestrians nearby were also carried to hospitals after getting burned by the accident. Two of them are in severe condition, they added. The cause of the accident has not been identified. (Yonhap)Rescue workers around an SUV stuck in a water-filled hole created by the burst of a hot water main in Goyang, north of Seoul, Tuesday night. YonhapAn investigation is under way to determine the accident's cause. YonhapYonhapYoo Eun-hye, left, deputy minister in charge of social affairs, talks with officials from Korea District Heating Corp. a

Dec 5, 2018
1 dead, 20 injured in burst of 'hot water main' [PHOTOS]

Kim & Chang raided in judiciary abuse probe

The offices of Kim & Chang law firm in Jongno, central Seoul / Korea Times fileBy Lee Suh-yoonKim & Chang, the country's biggest law firm, was searched last month on suspicion of coordinating the deliberate delay of forced labor rulings by the Supreme Court with Cheong Wa Dae under the former Park Geun-hye administration, which is at the center of a growing judiciary power abuse scandal, prosecutors said Monday.This is the first time the law firm has been raided by prosecutors. It is currently representing Japanese firms in around 10 ongoing wartime forced labor cases. Prosecutors searched the offices of two Kim & Chang lawyers: Kwak Byung-hun, a former presidential secretary for legal affairs, and another lawyer who was identified only by his surname Han, who was assigned to represent Japanese firms in forced labor cases, Nov. 12. Kwak has already been summoned for questioning multiple times in relation to the allegation.The files obtained from the raid show the two lawyers frequently lobbied top court officials regarding the forced labor cases, acting as the main commun

Dec 3, 2018
Kim & Chang raided in judiciary abuse probe

Prosecutors seek arrest warrants for two ex-Supreme Court justices

Park Byong-dae, left, and Ko Young-han / YonhapProsecutors filed for arrest warrants for two former Supreme Court justices on Monday over their alleged involvement in the ballooning power abuse case involving previous top court leadership. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office requested the writs against Ko Young-han and Park Byong-dae, it said. They face charges of abuse of power and obstruction of justice, among others. They are accused of working at the behest of then Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae to interfere in trials in order to lobby the presidential office of then President Park Geun-hye for the establishment of a separate court of appeals, Yang's pet project. They were interrogated by the prosecution last month. Prosecutors suspect that Yang instructed his officials to exert pressure on judges in charge to deliver a verdict in Park's favor.Ko served as the NCA chief from February 2016 to May 2017 and retired in August this year. Park was his predecessor. Ko is also accused of covering up an appeals court judge's wrongdoing in the southeastern city of Bus

Dec 3, 2018
Prosecutors seek arrest warrants for two ex-Supreme Court justices
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