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Prosecutors request death sentence for stabbing rampage suspect

Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded the death penalty for a stabbing rampage suspect who killed a complete stranger and injured another at a supermarket in northern Seoul in April. The demand was made against the 32-year-old suspect, named Kim Seong-jin, during a hearing at the Seoul Northern District Court. Kim was indicted for killing a woman in her 60s and injuring another woman in her 40s during his stabbing rampage at a supermarket in Mia-dong, northern Seoul, on April 22. He committed the crime after opening the packaging of a knife on sale at the supermarket. Kim and the victims were not acquainted. "Kim stated that he committed the murder to go to prison. It is difficult to expect him to be reformed or have his humanity restored. The court should show that the law is alive by banishing him from society forever," the prosecution said at the hearing. The sentencing hearing for Kim is slated for Aug. 19.

Jul 15, 2025By Yonhap
Prosecutors request death sentence for stabbing rampage suspect

Former Ador chief Min Hee-jin cleared of breach of trust charges

Police cleared Min Hee-jin, the former chief executive of girl group NewJeans' agency Ador, of breach of trust charges Tuesday in a high-profile dispute with parent company HYBE, her lawyers said. "After more than a year of investigation, the police decided today not to forward either of HYBE's complaints to prosecutors, having found no evidence of wrongdoing," Min's legal team said in a statement. HYBE said it will promptly file an objection to the decision with the prosecution. "Following the police investigation, new developments have occurred, including the NewJeans members' declaration of contract termination, and numerous new pieces of evidence have been submitted in related court proceedings," it said. HYBE, a leading K-pop entertainment company, filed a complaint in April last year accusing Min of attempting to seize control of Ador in violation of her duties. Min has denied the allegations, saying that a change in management control was impossible under the agency's current shareholder structure. In response, she has filed a countercomplaint, accusing five HYBE executives of obstr

Jul 15, 2025By Yonhap
Former Ador chief Min Hee-jin cleared of breach of trust charges

Special counsel to summon ex-presidential secretary in Marine death probe

A special counsel team said Tuesday it has asked the prosecution to conduct a forensic analysis of a cellphone previously used by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The team led by special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon secured an iPhone used by Yoon during a raid on his home in southern Seoul last Friday. "The purpose is to look into his calls with those involved in the case," assistant special counsel Jeong Min-young said during a press briefing, noting, however, that the team has yet to hear back from the Supreme Prosecutors Office on whether a forensic analysis is possible without knowledge of the phone's passcode. Lee's team also plans to summon former presidential secretary Kang Eui-gu on Wednesday for questioning over the presidential office's suspected interference in an initial probe into the 2023 death of a Marine. Kang, a former investigator for the prosecution, is known as a confidant of Yoon and worked for the presidential office during his term. "We plan to verify whether the presidential office intervened in the overall process from immediately after Cpl. Chae's death to the (initia

Jul 15, 2025By Yonhap
Special counsel to summon ex-presidential secretary in Marine death probe

Special counsel fails at 2nd attempt to bring in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning

A special counsel team is set to make a second attempt Tuesday to bring in former President Yoon Suk Yeol from his detention cell for questioning over his martial law bid. The team led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk has asked the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, to bring Yoon to its interrogation room by 2 p.m. The former president has refused to comply with repeated summonses by the special counsel team since his second arrest last Thursday. On Monday, the team sought to have correctional officers bring him to its office but withdrew after he refused to leave his cell, noting they could not use physical force due to his status as a former president. The correctional officers will be held responsible for their failure to execute the special counsel's order, it said. "We questioned the correctional officers regarding the detailed circumstances of their failure to execute our instruction to bring in suspect Yoon Suk Yeol," assistant special counsel Park Ji-young said during a press briefing Tuesday. Chances are low that Yoon will comply Tuesday. In the event he ref

Jul 15, 2025By Yonhap
Special counsel fails at 2nd attempt to bring in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning

Arrest warrants sought for construction firm officials in case allegedly involving ex-first lady

The special counsel team investigating allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee filed for warrants Monday to arrest four construction company officials over a stock manipulation case allegedly linked to her. The investigation team, led by special counsel Min Joong-ki, said it filed the warrants against Lee Il-jun and Cho Sung-wok, current and former chairman of Sambu Construction Co., respectively, along with a former vice chairman and a former CEO, on charges of violating the Capital Markets Act. It marks the first time arrest warrants have been sought by the special counsel team since it launched its investigation into allegations involving Kim earlier this month. The four executives are accused of allegedly duping investors into buying the firm's shares in 2023 on false information that it would take part in reconstruction projects in war-torn Ukraine, then selling off their shares at inflated prices to pocket massive illegal profits. The former first lady is alleged to have played a role in the scheme. Also on Monday, the special counsel team summoned the founder of Kakao

Jul 14, 2025By Yonhap
Arrest warrants sought for construction firm officials in case allegedly involving ex-first lady

Drone command raided in martial law probe

The special counsel investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law imposition raided Monday the Drone Operations Command (DOC) and the defense ministry, in a sign that the insurrection probe has expanded into treason charges. Yoon is standing on criminal trial on insurrection charges for his failed martial law bid, but media reports have suspected that he might have ordered then top military brass to send drones to North Korea last year, as he had planned to impose martial law. The team, led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, sent its investigators to 24 locations, including the DOC, located in Pocheon, north of Seoul, and the Ministry of Defense in Seoul, as well as the Defense Counterintelligence Command, to obtain evidence related to the case, officials said. They were also carrying out raids at the National Security Office of the presidential office in Yongsan and the residence of Maj. Gen. Kim Yong-dae, head of the drone command. The special counsel suspects that Yoon ordered the military to send the drones to Pyongyang last October to provoke North Korea and use it as just

Jul 14, 2025By Yonhap
Drone command raided in martial law probe

Special counsel raids land ministry, subcontractors in probe involving ex-first lady

The special counsel team investigating allegations surrounding former first lady Kim Keon Hee raided Monday some 10 locations, including the land ministry, as part of its probe into a controversial expressway project suspected of having been rerouted to benefit the Kim family financially. The special counsel, led by lead prosecutor Min Joong-ki, sent its investigators to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, two subcontractors and other locations to confiscate documents and computer files, officials said. Allegations have it that the government changed the endpoint of the Seoul-Yangpyeong expressway project to where Kim's family owns land in Yangpyeong, east of Seoul, as prices of the land would rise if the road is built. However, those subject to Monday's raid did not include then Land Minister Won Hee-ryong and Rep. Kim Sun-gyo of the People Power Party, who was the governor of the Yangpyeong county at the time. Kim Sun-gyo is suspected of making the request to revise the expressway route. Prosecutors are expected to call in Won and Kim, as well as other ministry officials

Jul 14, 2025By Yonhap
Special counsel raids land ministry, subcontractors in probe involving ex-first lady

Honduran diplomat in Korea booked for alleged assault on Busan subway

A Honduran diplomat stationed in Seoul has been booked by police for allegedly assaulting a Korean man aboard a Busan subway train last month. According to the Haeundae Police Station in Busan, the male diplomat, identified as A, was booked without detention on charges of indecent assault and battery. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. on June 19 aboard a Line 2 subway train in Busan. Police said the diplomat, who was heavily intoxicated, made physical contact with a Korean male passenger and then assaulted him when a confrontation ensued. Surveillance footage from inside the train captured the incident. The accused is an official at the Embassy of Honduras in Seoul and was visiting Busan on a business trip at the time. Police have sent an official inquiry to the Honduran Embassy regarding whether he will invoke diplomatic immunity but have yet to receive a response. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomats are typically protected from prosecution in host countries, though their home governments can choose to waive that immunity. This article from the Hankook Ilbo,

Jul 14, 2025By Hankookilbo
Honduran diplomat in Korea booked for alleged assault on Busan subway

Special counsel attempts to bring in ex-President Yoon for questioning

A special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid began a process to bring him in for questioning after he again refused to comply with a summons on Monday. Yoon, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Center since his second arrest last Thursday, refused to appear at the special counsel's office for questioning at 2 p.m. "We have sent an official request to the head of the Seoul Detention Center, asking them to bring Yoon Suk Yeol to the interrogation room at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office by 3:30 p.m. today," assistant special counsel Park Ji-young said during a press briefing. Park stressed that Yoon, currently under detention, has no right to refuse to appear for questioning, though he has the right to stay silent. Yoon's legal team earlier said Yoon will not appear for questioning, citing a previously submitted statement of absence and saying "there has been no change" in circumstances. Yoon was initially summoned for questioning scheduled for Friday afternoon but did not appear after submitting a written reason for absence to special

Jul 14, 2025By Yonhap
Special counsel attempts to bring in ex-President Yoon for questioning

Special counsel summons arrested ex-president to appear for questioning Monday

A special counsel team said Friday it has asked arrested former President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear for questioning next Monday as part of a probe into his attempt to impose martial law. "We have notified Yoon's attorney that the former president should appear for questioning at 2 p.m. next Monday," assistant special counsel Park Ji-young said during a press briefing. Yoon, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Center since his second arrest Thursday, was summoned for a questioning originally scheduled for Friday afternoon, but did not appear after submitting a written reason for absence to special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team. Yoon has cited health issues as a reason for his absence, but Park said the special counsel team confirmed through officials at the correctional facility that Yoon has no health issue serious enough to prevent him from attending the questioning. In the event Yoon fails to appear for questioning again, Park suggested the special counsel will consider bringing him in by force. "You can assume we will proceed in line with the steps under the Criminal Procedure Code," s

Jul 11, 2025By Yonhap
Special counsel summons arrested ex-president to appear for questioning Monday
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