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Mongolian women 'used security bypass bags to steal clothes'

One of the Mongolian woman bagging clothes in her "specially designed" bag. / YonhapBy Lee Han-soo Two Mongolian women have been arrested in Busan for stealing clothes from large stores, using bags specially designed to bypass security alarms, according to Busan Geumjeong Police Station, Monday.The two, known to be hometown friends, allegedly stole 287 clothing items and 12 perfumes worth 14.4 million won ($12,400) from 10 clothing stores since March.Police said the bags were made to bypass theft-alert devices placed around the store entrances.This allowed the women to steal 221 items worth 8.8 million won from seven clothing stores on July 21 alone.The stores were unaware that they had been robbed because their alarm systems failed to activate.“The two used the fact that large clothing stores relied on doorway theft alarms to stop any crimes,” said a police official. “They said they took the garments back to Mongolia and sold them for half their original price.”Police urged large clothing stores to check for customers with suspicious bags.

Jul 31, 2017
Mongolian women 'used security bypass bags to steal clothes'

People's Party leaders cleared in fabrication scandal

 By Lee Kyung-min The prosecution indicted two former senior members of the opposition People’s Party, Monday, for using fabricated “evidence” in a smear campaign against then presidential candidate Moon Jae-in in the lead up to the May 9 election.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office cleared party leaders _ former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo and former floor leader Park Jie-won – of any involvement. It also did not indict former presidential election campaign chief Rep. Lee Yong-ju. This helped the party escape a grave crisis with its approval rating having plummeted to a mere 4 percent.The prosecution questioned all three but could not find evidence proving their involvement in the scandal. The prosecution indicted former lawmakers Kim Seong-ho and Kim In-won for failing to establish the veracity of the allegation _ concocted by a party member and her brother _ made against Moon before holding a press conference to go public with it. They were charged with violating the Election Law which bans disseminating false

Jul 31, 2017

2 indicted for rallying NK defectors for election campaign

By Kim Rahn The head of a North Korean defectors’ group has been indicted for bringing defectors to an election campaign event for former minor presidential candidate Jang Seong-min in return for money.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Monday that it indicted the head of the group, surnamed Lee, 52, and a friend of his, surnamed Park, 41, without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.Jang, a conservative contender from the National Great Unity Party, was a minor candidate in the May 9 presidential election in which 15 contenders vied for the presidency.When Jang held a book signing in January to announce his presidential bid, Park told Lee to rally defectors for the event, saying she would pay them 20,000-30,000 won each.Lee then posted articles on the group’s mobile chatting app such as, “Conservative commentator Jang Seong-min runs for election,” “Invitation to Jang’s book signing,” and “30,000 won to each participant for transportation fees.”He recruited 14 people, and p

Jul 31, 2017

Prosecutorial reform drive hits snag

Prosecutor General Mun Moo-il, second from right, extends a hand to National Police Agency Commissioner General Lee Cheol-seong, left, in front of the police agency headquarters in Seoul, Friday. YonhapBy Lee Kyung-minThe much-touted drive for prosecutorial reform is showing signs of slowing down due to apparently differing stances held by top power holders.President Moon Jae-in has been pressing for the reform. But his drive seems to have met barricades as the newly appointed Prosecutor General Mun Moo-il has been maintaining a lukewarm attitude over key points.  Mun has shown an “uncooperative” stance as a means to secure the prosecution’s autonomy amid its tainted reputation following repeated scandals.However, it could end up derailing efforts by President Moon who has advocated prosecutorial reform as a top priority of his five-year term.Mun was officially appointed last Tuesday following a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly a day earlier. He opposed the reform plan under which the prosecution retains only the right to indict and hands over inve

Jul 30, 2017
Prosecutorial reform drive hits snag

Thieves pose as immigration officials to target foreigners

By Lee Han-sooTwo thieves, who posed as immigration officials to target foreign women, have been jailed for three years.On Sunday, Daegu High Court confirmed the original verdict and sentenced the two men, in their 20s.The men entered a house on Feb. 1 posing as immigration officials and threatened a woman into giving them her smartphone and jewelry.They used the same method to commit five similar robberies.The men targeted illegal immigrants thinking that the victims would not report what happened, the court heard.Details of how they located the foreign women were not mentioned."The accused targeted foreigners who are vulnerable,” the court said in a ruling statement. “There crime is serious in that they abused weak points, such as the status of illegal immigrants.

Jul 30, 2017
Thieves pose as immigration officials to target foreigners

'Peeping Toms' face chemical castration

By Jung Min-hoThe National Assembly is expected to introduce a stronger law soon against using concealed cameras to take photos or record videos of others.Lawmakers will decide whether to pass a bill requiring chemical castration for convicted sex offenders who spy on others using hidden cameras against their knowledge or will.The bill was proposed last week as part of an effort to fight such crimes, which have increased rapidly in recent years.Currently, chemical castration can be applied only to those who are found guilty of sexually assaulting minors under 16.If the bill gets through, those who are convicted of rape, attempted rape and “peeping Toms” will also be subject to the punishment if there is a considerable risk for recidivism.Chemical castration involves administering medication ― either via injection or tablets ― to reduce libido and the ability to have an erection. Its effects last as long as a person takes the medication.According to the National Police Agency, the number of sex crimes involving hidden cameras last year was 5,185, jumping from 1,523 in

Jul 28, 2017
'Peeping Toms' face chemical castration

Freed Sri Lankan banished

A Sri Lankan national, whose robbery and rape charges have finally been cleared by a top court, was forcibly sent back to his country earlier this week, the Justice Ministry said Friday.Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld not guilty rulings by the lower courts on the 51-year-old man after two years of a review on the unsolved case, citing insufficient evidence.The man, along with two other Sri Lankan accomplices, was indicted in 2013 on charges of robbing and raping an 18-year-old South Korean college student in 1998. The belated indictment came as the DNA of the man, who was arrested for soliciting a minor for prostitution, was found to match that left on the girl's underwear.She was found dead on Oct. 17, 1998, after being hit by a dump truck on a highway in Daegu, some 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul. She was on her way home at midnight.At that time, the police suspected rape first, as her underwear was found 30 meters away from the site of the accident, but concluded it was an accidental death.However, the Sri Lankan was indicted for suggesting a sex trade to a teenager in 2

Jul 28, 2017
Freed Sri Lankan banished

Kim Ki-choon receives 3 years over blacklist

Former culture minister Cho Yoon-sun gets suspended jail termBy Kim Se-jeong Kim Ki-choonCho Yoon-sunA Seoul court sentenced Kim Ki-choon, the former chief of staff to former President Park Geun-hye, to three years in prison Thursday for his role in drafting a “blacklist” of artists critical of the government.The Seoul Central District Court handed him the jail sentence after finding him guilty of abuse of power, coercion and perjury.It also found Cho Yoon-sun, the former culture minister, guilty of perjury at a congressional hearing and sentenced her to one year in prison suspended for two years. “I am glad things were cleared up for me. I will comply fully with future procedures,” Cho said as she was leaving the court.A judge said Kim was the head of the blacklist creation. “His action amounted to abuse of power,” the judge said reading the verdict. “We found the list affected artists indirectly for a long period of time and damaged public trust in the government.”Speaking about Cho, the judge said it was difficult to prove she w

Jul 27, 2017
Kim Ki-choon receives 3 years over blacklist

Ex-presidential chief of staff gets 3-year jail term for corruption scandal

A Seoul court delivered on Thursday its verdict on two former aides of ousted leader Park Geun-hye on trial for keeping a list of cultural figures critical of the government to bar them from state support.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced former chief of staff Kim Ki-choon to three years in jail for abuse of power, coercion and perjury.It meted out a two-year suspended sentence for ex-Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun accused of the same charges and ordered her release. It found her only guilty of lying before the parliament at a hearing on the blacklist scandal last year.Kim and Cho were indicted in February for masterminding the creation of a register of nearly 10,000 artists, writers and filmmakers deemed unfriendly to the conservative administration. Those on the list were denied state subsidies. The special counsel team investigating the case sought seven years in prison for Kim and six years for Cho at the final trial on July 3.The court also sentenced five other ranking government officials to 1 1/2 to two years in jail, with some of them on probation, for their invo

Jul 27, 2017
Ex-presidential chief of staff gets 3-year jail term for corruption scandal

Suwon shock: Woman's public strip show goes viral

The video shows pedestrians filming the woman’s strip show, while others can be heard shouting to her to stop and put her clothes on. / Screen captured from FacebookBy Lee Han-sooA video of a woman who started strip-dancing in public went viral on social media Thursday.The woman, presumed to be in her 20s or 30s, danced in front of an arcade in the streets of Suwon, in Gyeonggi Province, according to a witness.She started the dance in her underwear but soon took off all her clothes.The video shows pedestrians filming the woman’s strip show, while others can be heard shouting to her to stop and put her clothes on.“It’s a mystery why the woman started strip-dancing in the middle of the street,” a witness said. “It might be because of too much alcohol, but she left as abruptly as she came.”The woman soon put her clothes back on and left the scene as though nothing had happened.Police have started an investigation to identify the woman after discovering her on social media.  

Jul 27, 2017
Suwon shock: Woman's public strip show goes viral
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