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Ex-President Park's verdict to be aired live (From 2:10 p.m. Friday)

By Kim Se-jeongThe verdict and possible sentencing of former President Park Geun-hye on corruption charges scheduled for Friday will be broadcast live.The Seoul Central District Court said Tuesday that despite Park’s request it decided to air the verdict as “it is a matter of public interest.”The broadcast will start at 2:10 p.m., and court cameras will be used instead of allowing TV cameramen into the courtroom.However, it is expected that Park will not attend the reading of the verdict as she has boycotted hearings since October.  In February, the prosecution asked the court for a prison sentence of 30 years and a fine of 118.5 billion won ($110 million) for the former president who was ousted from power and arrested for corruption involving her close friend, Choi Soon-sil.The verdict and sentencing, if she is found guilty, will be the first to be aired under revised court rules.Last year, the Supreme Court changed internal rules to selectively allow the televising of verdicts that are in the public interest.It earlier ruled against televising those of S

Apr 3, 2018
Ex-President Park's verdict to be aired live (From 2:10 p.m. Friday)

Lawmaker faces arrest over corruption

Prosecutors on Monday requested a court warrant to arrest a prominent opposition lawmaker on money laundering and bribery charges.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office charged Rep. Hong Moon-jong of the Liberty Korea Party with embezzlement, breach of trust, bribery and concealment of criminal proceeds.He is accused of misappropriating about 1.9 billion won ($1.8 million) of the donations provided to his private education foundation, of which he was the board chairman in 2012.Hong, 62, is also suspected of having his Kyungmin School Foundation buy with the donation questionable paintings and calligraphic works from one of his political faction members, identified only as Kim, in a scheme seen as an act of money laundering. Prosecutors suspect that Kim later paid back the 1.9 billion won to Hong.Hong was questioned by prosecutors last month. He has denied any wrongdoing.The four-term lawmaker is also known for his close ties to former President Park Geun-hye. He is currently serving as chairman of the board of the private school foundation based in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul.P

Apr 2, 2018
Lawmaker faces arrest over corruption

Man held after taking girl hostage at Seoul school

Parents wait at the main gate of Bangbae Elementary School in southern Seoul, Monday. / YonhapBy Park Si-soo A man is being questioned after taking a teenage girl hostage at an elementary school in Seoul on Monday.The man, whose identity was unknown, held the girl hostage at Bangbae Elementary School in southern Seoul for one hour from 11:43 a.m. Holding a weapon in one hand, he asked school officials to call reporters. A police commando team seized him at 12.43 p.m. while he was distracted drinking from a water bottle.The girl was freed unharmed and taken to hospital, according to police. The motive for incident is unknown.

Apr 2, 2018
Man held after taking girl hostage at Seoul school
  • School hostage suspect says it was 'on God's order'

Pope Francis hopes for healing, reconciliation on 70th Jeju massacre anniversary

Pope Francis has delivered a message of healing and reconciliation to South Koreans on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of a bloody massacre on the country's southern island of Jeju.Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, sent a letter to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK), delivering the pope's message to an event hosted by the Catholic Diocese of Jeju marking the 70th anniversary of the Jeju April 3 Incident."(Pope Francis) hopes that this occasion will foster healing and reconciliation," Parolin said in the letter read out at the event on Jeju. Bishop Kang U-il of the diocese read the letter."Entrusting the beloved Korean people to the intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace, His Holiness assures all present of his prayers, that they may persevere in hope," Parolin was also quoted as saying.The letter was sent on March 26 to Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, head of the CBCK.More than 10,000 islanders are estimated to have been killed and nearly 3,600 to have gone missing during the government-civilian clash. It lasted from 1948-1954 and was an ou

Apr 2, 2018
Pope Francis hopes for healing, reconciliation on 70th Jeju massacre anniversary

Prank 112 callers to face prison sentence

By Lee Kyung-min People who make prank 112 emergency calls will face up to five years in prison or a 10 million won fine ($9,400), police said Sunday. First-time violators will no longer avoid criminal prosecution if the act is deemed clearly premeditated and squandering police resources. The more stringent “one-strike-out” or zero-tolerance warning about pranks came on April Fool's Day, when people pull pranks expecting to avoid the consequences. “Responding to prank calls wastes our resources that should be devoted to resolving emergencies of an urgent, time-sensitive nature, including violent crimes,” a police officer as quoted as saying. “We strongly urge citizens to refrain from such acts that could put those who really need immediate help at risk.”The number of prank calls has been increasing over the past five years. According to National Police Agency data, 4,192 people were punished for making such calls in 2017 more the double the number of cases (1,837) in 2013. More than 140 people were arrested on court-issued warrants.&

Apr 1, 2018

Malaysian jailed for fake kidnapping phone scam

By Kang Aa-young, Park Si-sooA Malaysian man has been jailed for a year over a fake kidnapping phone scam. The man, 37, was caught in January after making a phone call to a randomly selected person in Ulsan on Jan. 8. He told the receiver that he had kidnapped his daughter and demanded 27 million won ($25,399) ransom.The father wired the money but soon realized he had been duped. He reported the incident to police, who caught the suspect days after. The Malaysian was found to be a member of a domestic voice phishing syndicate. The suspect told police he took 500,000 won from the wired money and shared the rest with his colleagues. Police are looking for other people involved. “With phone fraud emerging as a serious social headache, the accused deserves stern punishment,” Ulsan District Court judge Oh Chang-seop wrote in a ruling statement.

Apr 1, 2018
Malaysian jailed for fake kidnapping phone scam

Korean injured in Japan knife attack

By Kang Aa-young, Park Si-soo A young Korean man was injured in Japan's Osaka region when a mid-aged Japanese man attacked him with a knife, reports said on Saturday. The attack happened in a convenience store near Tennoji Park at 8:45 p.m., Friday. The victim was paying at the counter when the man stabbed him from behind in the right side of his stomach, and then fled. The Korean was taken to hospital with a non- life-threatening injury. The alleged attacker, 45, was caught on Saturday and will be charged with attempted murder, reports said.Police confirmed that the men did not know each other. The suspect reportedly told police he stabbed the Korean because he had “looked down” on him. It is unknown if the suspect has a mental disorder. Police said it could be a hate crime against a Korean.

Apr 1, 2018
Korean injured in Japan knife attack

3 Korean sailors kidnapped off Ghana

South Korean warship Munmu the Great, above, was dispatched to the sea off Ghana to search and rescue three South Korean sailors who were possibly kidnapped by unidentified pirates on Monday. / Courtesy of WikipediaThree South Korean sailors are presumed to have been kidnapped in seas off Ghana, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday, with a South Korean navy ship in charge of anti-piracy operations in waters off Somalia dispatched to the nearby area.According to the ministry, a fishing boat named the 500-ton Marine 711 with over 40 crew members aboard, including the three South Koreans, is believed to have been hijacked by unidentified pirates on Monday.While moving into Nigerian waters, the pirates transfered some of the sailors, including the South Korean sailors, to a speedboat on Tuesday, with their whereabouts still unknown.The hijacked ship, registered in Ghana, arrived at the Port Of Tema on the eastern coast of Ghana on Wednesday, and some 40 Ghanaian sailors were released there, the ministry said.The ministry added that it is closely cooperating with Ghana, Nigeria and othe

Mar 31, 2018
3 Korean sailors kidnapped off Ghana
  • South Korean warship heading to Ghana to save kidnapped sailors

Firefighter, trainees die while trying to save dog

A fire truck from Asan Fire Station was hit by a 25-ton truck from behind on a local road in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, on Friday morning. The accident killed one firefighter and two trainees at the scene who went there to rescue a dog. / YonhapBy Ko Dong-hwanA firefighter and her two trainees were killed on duty Friday as a result of a collision while trying to save a dog. The collision occurred on Road 43 in Sinnam-ni village in Dunpyo-myeon County in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. The female firefighter, 29, from Asan Fire Station, and two female trainees, 23 and 30, arrived at the scene in a 7.5-ton fire truck after receiving a call that a leashed dog was there. They had gotten off the fire truck to prepare for the rescue mission. A 25-ton truck rammed the fire truck from behind, pushing it over the three, killing them at the site. The driver of the truck and the fire truck driver were taken to a hospital in Gyeonggi Province. Investigation at the site found a skid mark over 50 meters long. The fire truck's rear left was also found to be heavi

Mar 31, 2018
Firefighter, trainees die while trying to save dog

Kakao, Line under scrutiny over access to personal data

YonhapBy Lee Suh-yoon, Jung Min-hoKorea's telecommunications regulator has been investigating two of the country's most popular messenger apps over their access to personal data.The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said Friday that it has been looking into KakaoTalk and Line to check if they had collected call and text logs from Android users without permission.The app operators are suspected of having access to the users' call and text history via a system in which the users have to “agree” to share such data without knowing exactly to what they are agreeing.Both operators have denied violating any privacy rules.“Even if we technically have access to the call logs of some users, we haven't collected the information,” a KakaoTalk spokesperson told The Korea Times.The KCC has investigated Facebook Korea over similar suspicions.Access to private information such as call and text logs requires users' separate and explicit permission.But Android's old operating system versions (before 6.0) gave app operators access to users' call and text history without user

Mar 30, 2018
Kakao, Line under scrutiny over access to personal data
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