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'Top court maneuvers were in play against liberal lawyers'

By Lee Kyung-min The Supreme Court under former chief justice Yang Sung-tae had a detailed plan on how to get an association of liberal lawyers into changing their opposition to the establishment of a de facto Second Supreme Court, members of the group said Thursday.The claim is the latest development in allegations of “abuse by the judiciary,” whereby a dozen officials at the Office of Court Administration (OCA) drafted documents on delivering “friendly verdicts” on politically sensitive trials to the previous Park Geun-hye administration in exchange for support for the new court. Officials at the the top court's administrative body also allegedly discussed measures to suppress critical, liberal voices within the judiciary by creating a “blacklist of judges.” Three members of the Lawyers for a Democratic Society who were questioned at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the OCA-drafted documents showed a two-pronged strategy was pursued against the group alongside efforts to identify its hierarchical structure and decision-making p

Jul 12, 2018

Ex-aides to Park Geun-hye receives prison term

From left, Ahn Bong-geun, Lee Jae-man and Jeong Ho-seong. The Seoul Central District Court convicted the three key aides to former President Park Geun-hye of negligence in managing state coffer, Thursday. YonhapVoices growing for abolishing 'special activity funds' By Lee Kyung-min A district court convicted three key aides to former President Park Geun-hye of negligence in managing state coffers, Thursday, in the latest in a slew of corruption trials that followed her removal from office. They were cleared, however, of involvement in bribery in delivering “special activity funds” from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to Park.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Ahn Bong-geun to 30 months in prison and fined him 27 million won ($25,000); Lee Jae-man to 18 months in prison; and Jeong Ho-seong, 10 months in prison suspended for two years. The three were indicted last November for playing a key role in delivering a combined 3.6 billion won from three former NIS chiefs to Park between May 2013 and September 2016. The verdict was similar to that of three form

Jul 12, 2018
Ex-aides to Park Geun-hye receives prison term

Korean Air chief's family faces growing accusations

 A civic group holds a protest in front of Inha University, June 4, urging a thorough investigation into admission irregularities regarding Cho Won-tae, son of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho. YonhapBy Kim Hyun-binThe government is rolling up its sleeves to punish Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho and his family in response to the growing outcry not only by the public but also by the airliner's employees.Besides the country's prosecutors, police and immigration authorities, the Ministry of Education has stepped in to correct irregularities regarding Cho's son, Won-tae, as it found he was illegally admitted to Inha University. The education ministry ordered Inha to revoke his diploma, given that Cho Won-tae did not meet the requirements when he was transferring to Inha from a U.S. community college in the late 1990s. Also, Cho's son received a bachelor's degree from Inha University, even though he lacked the minimum requirements for his major to graduate. He needed at least 140 credit hours.But Inha said the ministry's order was “too much,” apparently siding with its

Jul 12, 2018
Korean Air chief's family faces growing accusations

3cm beetle larva found in Haagen-Dazs ice cream

A close-up of a beetle larva found in the Haagen-Dazs ice-cream and the gift certificate the company gave the complaining customer. Courtesy of online community “Ppomppu”By Jung Hae-myoungA customer has found a three-centimeter beetle larva in a Haagen-Dazs ice cream.The man took the insect to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for examination, which concluded it was a beetle larva.The man said the company tried to cover up the incident by offering him gift certificates.He posted a detailed log of what has happened on online community “Ppomppu.” General Mills, the U.S.-based parent company of the ice cream maker, admitted it was a worm that came into the product on strawberries. “The foreign matter is a larva introduced by strawberries,” it said.The customer said: “The ice-cream was manufactured at a factory in France and confirmed by Haagen-Dazs headquarters.”He demanded an apology from Haagen-Dazs Korea.He also claimed Haagen-Dazs gave him gift certificates worth 200,000 won to hush him. General Mills told The Korea Times: &

Jul 12, 2018
3cm beetle larva found in Haagen-Dazs ice cream

Charger sparks fire in Seoul dorm, 449 students flee

The electric scooter that caused the fire. Courtesy of Songpa Fire StationBy Jung Hae-myoungNearly 500 students escaped after fire broke out at a Korea National Sport University dormitory in southern Seoul early Wednesday. According to firefighters, the battery charger of an electric scooter parked in the dorm hallway started the blaze at 1:36 a.m. while 449 students were asleep. Seven were hospitalized for treatment for smoke inhalation. The students were fighting the fire when fire engines arrived.

Jul 12, 2018
Charger sparks fire in Seoul dorm, 449 students flee

Blocking protests near presidential office illegal: court rules

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae. / Korea Times fileBy Park Si-soo A provincial court has backed another case favoring the freedom to protest.The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday ordered police to compensate seven activists 500,000-1.5 million won ($446-1,340) for blocking their single-person anti-government protest near the presidential office in 2016. The left-leaning activists filed a 35-million-won damages suit against police in November 2016 after police repeatedly thwarted their rallies against the scandal-hit conservative President Park Geun-hye, about 200 meters from Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office's official name. Police blocked their protests citing laws regarding presidential security. But the court ruled it had restricted their constitutional freedom of protest and expression of opinions.

Jul 11, 2018
Blocking protests near presidential office illegal: court rules

Elementary school teacher commits suicide in own classroom

By Park Si-soo An elementary school teacher killed himself in a classroom he managed, police said Tuesday. The teacher, 45, was found dead in his classroom at an elementary school in Gurae, South Jeolla Province, at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to a nearby hospital but declared dead. “His last class ended at 10:30 a.m. and his students moved to another classroom in the school library to attend a special program,” an investigator said. “He was left alone in the classroom after students left.” The investigator said a memo on the teacher's laptop read: “Teaching job doesn't fit me. I've lived wearing clothes of others. I want to stop this. Feel sorry for my family.” Police reportedly found no signs of foul play. The teacher had no history of mental problems, they said. The regional education office has sent counselors to the school to treat shocked students.

Jul 11, 2018
Elementary school teacher commits suicide in own classroom

Petition calls for 'execution' of YouTuber embroiled in sex abuse probe

By Grace LeeA petition calling for the public execution of famous YouTuber Yang Ye-won has been removed from the Cheong Wa Dae website. Yang made a teary accusation in a YouTube video in May that a photography studio owner and a group of men had sexually harassed her in 2015. She said she had been locked in a studio after being tricked into a modeling job and that 20 men had harassed her. The studio owner threw himself into a river on Monday in an apparent suicide, police said. They said they found a note in the man's car claiming he was being wrongly accused of the crime.The petition said: “The studio owner committed suicide because of Yang Ye-won. Even singer and actor Suzy was deceived by Yang and her image was destroyed. I request that Yang be publicly executed in front of the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.”The petition was eventually removed, but there are others calling for a thorough investigation and punishment of Yang. One petition stated that Yang disappeared from public view after KakaoTalk conversations between her and the studio owner were made public and that

Jul 11, 2018

Man jailed for spreading 'dirty' composite pics of woman on Facebook

A recent court decision shows the judiciary is taking a stricter stance on cybercrimes against privacy. YonhapBy Jung Hae-myoungA man who spread “dirty” composite photos of a female friend on Facebook has been sentenced to eight months' jail.The Seoul High Court ruling on the man, identified as Lee, 27, was harsher than the 10 million won fine imposed earlier by the Seoul Central District Court. The court heard that Lee created a fake SNS account in the name of the victim's boyfriend and uploaded sexually degrading pictures of her face combined with naked bodies taken from porn sites. The victim suffered severe mental trauma. The appeals court said the earlier penalty was too lenient considering the severity of mental duress the woman suffered.

Jul 11, 2018
Man jailed for spreading 'dirty' composite pics of woman on Facebook

“Prince of Yemen” imposter jailed for drunken assault on policeman

A drunken Yemeni student was given a jail term for assaulting a police officer. YonhapBy Jung Hae-myoungA Yemeni student, who claimed he was a prince of the Middle East country, was sentenced to six months in prison for obstruction of justice, Tuesday.According to the Incheon district court, the imposter beat up a police officer in a drunken rampage, kicking and slapping the officer's face many times. He resisted arrest by shouting,” “my father is king of Yemen.”He made the same false claim during the previous trial for a different case. At first, the judge had deliberations on imposing a fine considering emotional distress he felt from his country's crisis. However, the judge decided to give six months jail term to give him a stern warning.

Jul 10, 2018
“Prince of Yemen” imposter jailed for drunken assault on policeman
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