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Korean-Canadian caught for botched Molotov cocktail attack on US embassy in Seoul

By Cho Se-yong, Park Si-sooA Korean-Canadian man has been arrested for a botched Molotov cocktail attack on the U.S. embassy in Seoul, police said Monday. The man, in his 30s, reportedly told police the attack was to punish the United States, which “has bullied South Korea and me.” He is known to have a mental disorder. According to Jongno Police Station, which is in charge of the embassy’s external security, the man lit a handmade Molotov cocktail just outside the barbed wire fence encircling the embassy and was about to throw the fire bomb over the fence at 7 p.m. Sunday.But he accidently dropped the Molotov cocktail into a bag filled with nine other Molotov cocktails, and set them all alight. He threw away the burning bag and fled, but was caught by police who rushed to the scene. Police said the man had made the Molotov cocktails hours before the botched attack using soju bottles he had bought at a convenience store near his home in Sadang, southern Seoul.

Feb 12, 2018
Korean-Canadian caught for botched Molotov cocktail attack on US embassy in Seoul

Ex-prostitutes at U.S. military camp wins first lawsuit against gov't

By Kim Jae-heunThe Seoul High Court sentenced the government to make compensations for building prostitution areas near U.S. military camps in Gyeonggi Province and training women to traffic sex there. It is the first time the court has ruled in favor of the women and recognized the nation’s responsibility in creating the areas.The court ruled the government to compensate all 117 women, who filed a suit for damages in the appellate trial, paying 7 million won to 74 women and 3 million won to 43 women. The appellate court overturned the first trial by saying it is an illegal act for the country to build and supervise prostitution areas. The court further claimed government officials treated the women as “patriots” who were earning foreign currency and trained them to sit with knees high while crossing their legs. “Not only did the nation tolerate the sex trafficking in town, but also encouraged and justified such actions. It exploited women sexually and undermined human dignity in the name of consolidating a military alliance and earning dollars,” the jus

Feb 9, 2018

Samsung Electronics searched over role in DAS corruption case

Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seoul/YonhapBy Kim Se-jeongProsecutors investigating DAS, a car seat maker, searched Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seoul on Friday over allegations the country’s flagship company paid the expenses for DAS’ overseas lawsuits in 2009.DAS is under investigation for embezzlement but what makes the case more controversial is the suspicion its real owner is former President Lee Myung-bak, not his brother who owns the company on paper. If it turns out the former president owned DAS, he will face charges of embezzling more than 10 billion won of the company’s money and of abusing his power as the nation’s president by mobilizing government officials for the company’s legal fight in the U.S. Officials from the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office arrived at Samsung’s headquarters in southern Seoul on Thursday night and left early Friday morning, confiscating the company’s accounting files and documents for 2009 when it was suspected of transferring the money to DAS’ U.S. office. Following the search o

Feb 9, 2018
Samsung Electronics searched over role in DAS corruption case

Actor Jung Suk-won arrested for drug use

Police said Friday they have arrested Jung Suk-won, a South Korean actor and the husband of pop singer Baek Ji-young, on drugs charges.Jung, 33, was taken into custody by police officers at Incheon International Airport late Thursday night for allegedly shooting up with meth in a pub in Australia, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, without giving further details.Police said the arrest was made after they got intelligence on Jung's possible use of the drug on his overseas trip. Jung has apparently admitted to using it.Police are questioning him again this morning over whether he had an accomplice and how he came to get hold of the illegal substance.They said they will decide on whether to file for an arrest warrant once they finish the interrogation.Jung's agency said he is "earnestly cooperating with the investigation," and it will soon make a statement regarding the incident after police deliver the result of the questioning. Jung started off his career as a stuntman then turned to modeling and acting, mostly in local television series. He married Baek

Feb 9, 2018
Actor Jung Suk-won arrested for drug use

Prosecution removes desk of Seo Ji-hyun

Seo Ji-hyunBy Kim Se-jeongThe prosecutor’s office recently removed the name of Seo Ji-hyun, who raised sexual harassment allegations against her former supervisor, from its list of active prosecutors.Seo, who is currently on sick leave, took the move as a form of retaliation against her, but the prosecutors’ office dismissed this accusation. The Tongyeong branch of the Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office emptied Seo’s office, relocated her belongings to another place in the prosecution compound and reassigned Seo’s coworkers to other posts.“I want to know if this is really a normal practice (I was supposed to go back soon). I was only considering extending my leave and I hadn’t made up my mind yet. This is not a pleasant experience,” Seo said. She took one month of sick leave right before making the sexual harassment accusations in a live television interview on Jan. 29.The prosecution claimed the move was part of a normal practice. “She showed her intention to extend her sick leave. We simply can’t leave the room empty (u

Feb 8, 2018
Prosecution removes desk of Seo Ji-hyun

KEB Hana Bank searched over recruitment irregularities

KEB Hana Bank headquarters/YonhapBy Kim Se-jeong The prosecution searched the headquarters of KEB Hana Bank in Seoul, Thursday, over recruitment irregularities. The prosecution dispatched 16 investigators to Hana’s headquarters and confiscated relevant documents and computer files from bank President Ham Young-joo’s office and others. But it skipped Hana Financial Group Chairman Kim Jung-tae’s office and Hana Card offices, one of the group’s affiliates. On Feb. 1, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) filed a criminal investigation request with the prosecution against Hana, along with four other banks_ KB Kookmin, JB Gwangju, BNK Busan and DGB Daegu _ for allegedly giving favors to certain candidates in recruiting. The FSS uncovered recruitment irregularities in banks during investigations conducted in December and January. All five banks allegedly awarded jobs to certain people who had connections with high-ranking officials in the banks or children of loyal customers.The prosecution also searched Gwangju Bank on the same day, while KB Kookmin Bank was sear

Feb 8, 2018
KEB Hana Bank searched over recruitment irregularities

#MeToo movement spreads to literature

Choi Young-miBy Kim Se-jeong Famous poet Choi Young-mi claimed Tuesday she had been sexually harassed by a famous older male poet, spreading the #MeToo movement into the literary community.Appearing on JTBC News, a prime time news program, she said, “He repeatedly harassed female writers _ I was a victim and witnessed many other women being harassed. There are so many victims across Korea.” Social media outlets were full of suspicions that the offender might be poet Ko Un, a renowned figure often put forward for the Nobel Prize in literature.Following 2016, it is the second time the literary community has been rattled by sexual harassment allegations. Choi didn’t say how she was harassed during the interview but provided a few details in her recent poem, “Monster,” published last December in a literary magazine. “I was told not to sit next to En. Poet K warned me so when I was a young poet. ‘En always gropes when he sees a young woman.’” Choi detailed what she had to suffer as a consequence of speaking up against the offender.&ldq

Feb 7, 2018
#MeToo movement spreads to literature
  • Ko Un speaks out on scandal overseas, stays silent at home. Why?

Cryptocurrency frenzy claims 2nd victim in Korea

By Kim Se-jeong A man in his 30s from Seoul hung himself at his home recently, in an apparent suicide in connection with his investment in cryptocurrency, police said Wednesday.According to the Dongjak Police Station, the body of the man was found by his mother in his room, along with soju bottles and cigarette packs. He didn’t leave any suicide note, the police said. The police didn’t specify the time of his death but said it occurred when the government was pouring out regulatory measures against the overheated cryptocurrency market. It marked the second suicide case among cryptocurrency investors. On Feb. 2, the Busan police found the body of a 20-year-old college student who took his own life out of despair after a loss in cryptocurrency investment.The Dongjak police said the victim had invested more than 10 million won in cryptocurrency. Given that he had no record of mental illness, the police said the likelihood was high that his suicide was related to his investment in cryptocurrency.“To confirm the cause of the death, we will look into his bank account more

Feb 7, 2018
Cryptocurrency frenzy claims 2nd victim in Korea

Police officer accused of forcing juniors to watch porn

By Jung Min-hoCenter for Military Human Rights Korea chief Lim Tae-hoonA police officer is accused of forcing conscripted policemen to watch porn last year.According to the Center for Military Human Rights Korea (CMHRK) Tuesday, a police officer surnamed Kim, who works at a police station in North Gyeongsang Province, forced 100 conscripted policemen to watch porn on buses several times from June to September.Citing multiple whistleblowers, the CMHRK accused Kim of acting against the conscripts’ will during their travel and waiting time while on duty.The motive is unclear.“Kim harassed conscripted policemen by showing indecent videos. This is a serious violation of the law on such content,” said CMHRK head Lim Tae-hoon.The center also accused Kim of assaulting the juniors and mobilizing them for personal use.Lim said he hopes the revelation will ignite the #MeToo movement among police officers, urging the National Police Agency (NPA) to investigate immediately.“The NPA needs to think about why the conscripted policemen had to wait such a long time before

Feb 6, 2018
Police officer accused of forcing juniors to watch porn

Samsung heir freed

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong walks into the Seoul High Court to hear the ruling on Monday. / Yonhap Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong returns to the prison bus a free man after the appellate court suspended his jail term, Monday. The Seoul High Court cleared him of major criminal charges, including bribery, overturning a lower court’s five-year prison term. / YonhapBy Lee Kyung-minSamsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was released from prison, Monday, after an appellate court overturned a lower court ruling in a corruption trial stemming from the scandal that removed former President Park Geun-hye from office. Seoul High Court Judge Cheong Hyung-sik reduced Lee’s original five-year prison term that followed a bribery conviction to two-and-a-half years suspended for four years. Lee was released from custody 353 days after he was indicted for “offering” 43.3 billion won ($38.5 million) to Park and her longtime confidant Choi Soon-sil in return for political favors to help him consolidate control of the Samsung Group a

Feb 5, 2018
Samsung heir freed
  • Biz sector welcomes Lee's release
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