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Comedian referred to summary trial in DUI case

Veteran comedian Lee Kyung-kyu booked for driving under the influence of drugs in June has been indicted for summary trial, judicial officials said Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office summarily indicted Lee on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act on Tuesday, demanding a fine of 2 million won ($1,400), they said. A summary indictment is a request to the court for a summary order to impose a fine or penalty through a written hearing without a formal trial for minor offenses. Lee was accused of driving someone else's vehicle, the same model as his, under the influence of panic disorder drugs on June 8 in southern Seoul after a valet mistakenly gave him the wrong car.

Oct 22, 2025By Yonhap
Comedian referred to summary trial in DUI case

Singer-turned-announcer indicted for fatally beating teenage daughter

A woman in her 40s who worked as both a singer and announcer in South Gyeongsang Province has been indicted on charges of killing her teenage daughter by assaulting and neglecting her, prosecutors said Tuesday. According to the Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office, the woman was indicted and detained on charges of murder for the death of her 18-year-old daughter. Prosecutors said she assaulted her daughter, a college student on leave, at a residence in the southern coastal county of Namhae on Sept. 22. The investigation found that the mother poured hot water on the victim, causing severe scalp lacerations and burns, after beating her during a work trip related to her broadcasting equipment rental business. She then left her injured daughter inside her car for more than two days, leading to her death, according to prosecutors. The crime was uncovered only after the woman brought her daughter’s body to a hospital in Namhae, where medical staff noticed signs of abuse and alerted the police. The woman was known to have been active in the South Gyeongsang region as a singer and announcer a

Oct 22, 2025By Hankookilbo
Singer-turned-announcer indicted for fatally beating teenage daughter

Foreign ministry holds consular meeting on Cambodia scam crisis

The foreign ministry said Tuesday it held a meeting with the Korean Embassy in Cambodia to check the situation concerning Korean nationals in Cambodia's online job scams. The meeting, led by Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina, came as Seoul has stepped up to tackle the crime targeting Koreans in the Southeast Asian country, amid growing concerns over cases in which many Koreans have either participated or fallen victim. Kim instructed the Korean embassy in Cambodia to continue consultations with Cambodian authorities on operational procedures for a bilateral joint task force, agreed upon between the two countries last week. She also stressed the need to provide swift and proactive consular assistance to protect Korean citizens in Cambodia, while pledging support to ease the embassy's workload through temporary personnel increases and an additional budget. Park Il, leading the embassy in Phnom Penh as the de facto head of the mission, said he will work to establish a system to provide consistent support for Korean victims and to boost prevention and response efforts for Koreans in the

Oct 21, 2025By Yonhap
Foreign ministry holds consular meeting on Cambodia scam crisis

Rental car operator convicted of blackmailing K-pop idols

A rental car operator has been convicted of blackmailing a female K-pop group member and a male idol after recording a private moment between the two on a dashboard camera. On Oct. 18, the Incheon District Court’s 14th Criminal Division, presided over by Judge Gong Woo-jin, sentenced the defendant, identified as C, to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, along with 120 hours of community service for extortion. According to court documents, the case began last year when C rented a minivan to a member of a K-pop girl group. After checking the dashcam footage, C found a video showing her engaging in intimate physical contact with a male idol in the back seat. C then sent threatening messages through the Chinese messenger app WeChat, saying, “What were you doing in the back seat? Isn’t that too much?” He also mentioned her group's name and demanded money equivalent to about half the car’s 47 million won (about $34,000) purchase price. Frightened, she transferred money, but C continued his threats. The total amount extorted was around 9.79 million won ($7,100). The court

Oct 21, 2025By Xportsnews
Rental car operator convicted of blackmailing K-pop idols

Court acquits Kakao founder of stock manipulation charges

A local court on Tuesday acquitted Kim Beom-su, founder of tech giant Kakao, of charges of stock manipulation related to the company's takeover of K-pop agency SM Entertainment. Kim, now head of Kakao's Future Initiative Center, had been indicted on charges of violating the Capital Market Act by inflating SM share prices above rival Hybe's tender offer price in order to block its takeover of SM in 2023. The Seoul Southern District Court acquitted him of the charge, saying that just because Kakao's mass purchase of SM shares affected their price, it could not be seen as price manipulation. Based on the time intervals between Kakao's purchases of SM shares, it was difficult to conclude the company intended to fix the share price above the market price, the bench said. In addition, it ruled there was not enough basis to support the prosecution's argument that the SM takeover was essential for Kakao at the time. The bench rejected as false testimony from Lee Joon-ho, former head of investment strategy at Kakao Entertainment, that Kakao had colluded with OneAsia Partners to manipulate SM's sto

Oct 21, 2025By Yonhap
Court acquits Kakao founder of stock manipulation charges

48 more scam suspects arrested after return from Cambodia

Forty-eight more suspects have been arrested following their repatriation from Cambodia over their alleged involvement in online scam rings, police said Tuesday. The 48 are among the 64 Koreans who were flown back from Cambodia under police custody Saturday. One was arrested immediately with a pre-issued warrant, bringing the total number of arrests to 49. Five were released shortly after their arrival, and arrest warrant hearings are scheduled to take place for the remaining 10 at the Uijeongbu District Court later Tuesday, the National Police Agency said. Most of the suspects were recently detained in a crackdown by Cambodian authorities on criminal rings operating romance and other online scams. Some of them were rescued after they reported their confinement. Police are investigating whether their involvement in the scams was voluntary or under pressure following their abduction and confinement by Cambodia-based criminal organizations. Some of the repatriated suspects reportedly told investigators they were detained and assaulted by members of scam rings in Cambodia. The case of a Korean

Oct 21, 2025By Yonhap
48 more scam suspects arrested after return from Cambodia

Police investigating online threat to bomb Samsung Electronics headquarters

Police have launched an investigation after an online post threatening to bomb Samsung Electronics’ headquarters was uploaded on a government emergency portal, just days after a similar threat targeted Incheon International Airport. According to police, the message appeared on the 119 web report center at around 7:20 p.m. on Monday, reading, “I will bomb the Samsung Electronics headquarters.” The poster included a name and other personal information, but no specific location was mentioned. Samsung’s main offices and facilities are spread across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Authorities shared the threat with local police precincts in areas where Samsung operates and are conducting searches around its business sites. Investigators are also tracing the suspect through a virtual private network (VPN) and working to verify the authenticity of the post. This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

Oct 21, 2025By Hankookilbo
Police investigating online threat to bomb Samsung Electronics headquarters

CIO questions ex-chief state auditor over power abuse allegations

The state anti-corruption investigation office said Monday it has questioned a former chief state auditor on charges of abusing his authority to conduct an audit of a state commission in an attempt to pressure its then head to step down. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said it summoned Choe Jae-hae, former chair of the Board of Audit and Inspection, for questioning as a suspect on Saturday. Choe is accused of ordering a special audit in July 2022 targeting Jeon Hyun-heui, then chair of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, over alleged tardiness during her term. Jeon filed a complaint with the CIO against Choe in December 2022, claiming the audit was based on fabricated reports and intended to force her resignation.

Oct 20, 2025By Yonhap
CIO questions ex-chief state auditor over power abuse allegations

Remains of late Korean student tortured to death in Cambodia due home Tuesday

PHNOM PENH/SEOUL — The cremated remains of a late South Korean university student, who was allegedly tortured to death by a criminal organization in Cambodia, will be repatriated later this week, police said Monday. The National Police Agency (NPA) said in a press notice that the remains of the 22-year-old student, surnamed Park, will depart Cambodia at 11:30 p.m. Monday (local time) and are scheduled to arrive at Incheon International Airport at 7 a.m. Tuesday (Korean time). The remains will be delivered to the bereaved family members after arriving at the airport. South Korean and Cambodian investigators conducted a joint autopsy of the body earlier in the day at a temple in Phnom Penh, months after Park was found dead in August near Bokor Mountain, where employment scams and detentions targeting South Koreans have happened. The autopsy started at 10:35 a.m. (local time) and lasted for three hours. Cremation began at 1:40 p.m. His body had been kept at the morgue of the temple for more than two months. Following the autopsy, police said there was no damage to the body and the exact cau

Oct 20, 2025By Yonhap
Remains of late Korean student tortured to death in Cambodia due home Tuesday

Court sentences teacher to life imprisonment for student's murder

A local court on Monday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for murdering a 7-year-old student at their school in Daejeon in February. The Daejeon District Court handed down the sentence to Myeong Jae-wan, 48, after convicting her of stabbing the girl, Kim Ha-neul, to death. "Murder is a crime that takes away the life of a human being, and an unprecedented case occurred where an elementary school teacher brutally murdered a victim aged only seven at the school where she worked," the bench said. "She committed a cruel case of a child not being protected at school, where she should have been safest, even though as an elementary school teacher she was in a position to protect the victim." Myeong is accused of luring Ha-neul to a classroom in the afternoon of Feb. 5, when the girl was leaving an afterschool care program, by offering her a book and then stabbing her there with a weapon she had prepared in advance. Myeong was also charged with kicking and damaging a school computer and assaulting another teacher who had asked to leave work together, several days before the murder. Prosecutors

Oct 20, 2025By Yonhap
Court sentences teacher to life imprisonment for student's murder
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