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Judge suspended for two months after having an affair, injuring wife

A judge has been suspended for two months after having an affair and hurting his wife who questioned his faithfulness. GettyimagesbankBy Jung Min-hoA judge, 36, has been suspended for two months after having an affair and injuring his wife who questioned his faithfulness.The Supreme Court said Wednesday it took disciplinary action against the judge, whose identity is being withheld, for tarnishing the court's reputation.According to the court, the judge had an extramarital affair for nearly four years with the woman (July 2014-February 2018) and hurt his wife, who apparently suspected him of cheating and asked for his mobile phone.Separately, the court took a salary reduction measure against another judge for driving under the influence.

Dec 11, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Judge suspended for two months after having an affair, injuring wife

Former head of Yangcheon-gu Office arrested on bribery charge

Prosecutors enter the office of Kim Soo-young, head of Yangcheon-gu Office in southwestern Seoul, Nov. 26, to search and seize evidence regarding the allegation that she received a bribe from a businessman through her husband in 2014. / Korea TimesBy Kim Jae-heunLee Je-hak, former chief of Yangcheon-gu Office and husband of the current district head Kim Soo-young, was arrested, Monday, for allegedly receiving an illegal political donation from a businessman after his wife was elected to the position of district head in 2014.The Seoul Southern District Court issued an arrest warrant for Lee, saying he was likely to destroy evidence related to the charge and flee. The arrest came about two weeks after prosecutors searched Kim's office to seize relevant evidence.The investigation followed a complaint filed by a civic group, the Public Welfare Committee (PWC), last October. In the complaint, the group claimed Lee received 30 million won ($25,142) from a businessman under the pretext of offering him “congratulatory money” after his wife succeeded in local elections in June 201

Dec 11, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Former head of Yangcheon-gu Office arrested on bribery charge

For gender-equal representation

Members of five women's groups hold a press conference at the Busan Metropolitan Council, Tuesday, to urge the political parties to expand their quotas for female candidates in the 2020 general election. They said only 98 out of 934 candidates in previous general elections were women. Yonhap

Dec 10, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin
For gender-equal representation

Parties pass 2020 budget bill without LKP

Members of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party protest after the passage of a budget plan for the 2020 fiscal year without their consent at the National Assembly, Tuesday.By Park Ji-wonThe ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and other minor parties passed the government's 2020 budget at the national Assembly, Tuesday, despite protests from the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP).The final budget proposal for the next fiscal year was put to a vote and passed with 156 votes from the members of the DPK, three minor parties and a coalition of lawmakers on the last day of the Assembly's plenary session.The spending plan worth 512.3 trillion won ($430 billion) did incorporate a 1.2 trillion won cut from the original government proposal of 513 trillion won. Since last week, the rival parties had continued to fight over budget, fine-tuning the amount to spend. The LKP and the minor Bareunmirae Party (BMP) wanted to cut it by 4 trillion won and 3 trillion won, respectively, while the DPK wanted to pare it down by 1.2 trillion won.The Assembly also plan to pass around 200 bills th

Dec 10, 2019By Park Ji-won
Parties pass 2020 budget bill without LKP

South Korea to 'speak out' on NK test at UNSC

A North Korean long-range rocket is launched at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, Feb. 7, 2016. Korea Times fileBy Kim Yoo-chulSouth Korea will attend the upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting which will be held early Thursday (KST) at the request of the United States, Seoul’s foreign ministry said, Tuesday.Foreign ministry spokesman Kim In-chul told reporters in a regular briefing at the ministry’s headquarters in downtown Seoul that South Korea is “discussing with the United States and other countries, regarding North Korea’s recent tests very thoroughly.”Kim didn’t elaborate on the specifics of the discussion or Seoul’s position regarding the North’s latest provocations.But another ministry official said South Korea will “speak out” during the UNSC meeting.The Trump administration asked the UNSC to officially discuss the North’s recent test and “the possibility of an escalatory” provocation from Pyongyang, the U.S. State Department confirmed.The North’s Korea Central News Agency (KCN

Dec 10, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
South Korea to 'speak out' on NK test at UNSC
  • Trump urges Russia to help denuclearize North Korea

N. Korea blasts Trump's warning, says it has nothing more to lose

North Korea has nothing more to lose, a senior Pyongyang official said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the communist nation could lose everything if it engages in hostile acts.Kim Yong-chol, a former North Korean nuclear negotiator, made the remarks in a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency, stressing that the U.S. should think about how to keep the two countries from clashing, rather than spending time choosing warning expressions."There are so many things Trump doesn't know about the DPRK," Kim said, referring to the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "We have nothing more to lose."Trump issued the warning in a tweet on Sunday after North Korea announced it conducted a "very important" test at its satellite launch site over the weekend, deepening concerns Pyongyang could restart testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile.The tweet came a day after Trump warned the North not to interfere with next year's U.S. presidential election, saying he would be "surprised" if the North acted in a hostile way beca

Dec 9, 2019
  • Despite Trump's warning, Kim Jong-un poised to leverage US election for concession

LKP drops filibuster plan on fast-tracked bills with new floor leader

Rep. Shim Jae-cheol, newly elected floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, speaks after holding a meeting with other floor leaders and National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang at the National Assembly, Monoday. YonhapBy Park Ji-wonThe main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) agreed to drop its marathon filibuster against fast-tracked reform bills and to pass a budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year and pending bills, its newly elected floor leader said Monday.“The political parties agreed to pass next year's budget bill tomorrow during a National Assembly session which is planned to be held at 10:00 a.m. The LKP will hold a general meeting and withdraw the filibuster,” Rep. Shim Jae-cheol, the new floor leader of the LKP and five-term lawmaker, told reporters after a meeting with other floor leaders and National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang.If all goes as agreed, political parties will also pass other pending bills. However, the fate of the contentious fast-tracked bills remain up in the air as political parties agree to pass those.Last month, the con

Dec 9, 2019By Park Ji-won
LKP drops filibuster plan on fast-tracked bills with new floor leader

Despite Trump's warning, Kim Jong-un poised to leverage US election for concession

[PAP20191209098801848] People watch a TV screen showing a file image of a ground test of North Korea's rocket engine during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae North Korea's “very important test” at a missile and rocket launch site in Dongchang-ri Sunday (KST) has triggered fears that the Kim Jong-un regime is getting ready to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the coming weeks.President Donald Trump has promoted his previous summits with Kim as some of his most visible diplomatic achievements, but a possible restart of North Korea's long-range missile program has cast serious doubts about the actual effectiveness of the 2018 agreement in Singapore on the North's denuclearization. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. would be “at war” with North Korea if he had not been elected. A new ICBM test would be a real blow to the U.S. leader's diplomatic capacity and global leadership credentials, according to political analysts here.The U.S. president is already facing criticism for his

Dec 9, 2019By Do Je-hae
Despite Trump's warning, Kim Jong-un poised to leverage US election for concession
  • Trump warns N. Korea not to interfere with his reelection bid
  • NK still committed to advancing denuke talks: ministry
  • N. Korea blasts Trump's warning, says it has nothing more to lose
  • UN Security Council to meet this week to discuss North Korea's provocation report
  • Rocketman vs. Dotard: war of words is back

NK still committed to advancing denuke talks: ministry

People watch a TV screen showing an image of a ground test of North Korea's rocket engine during a news program at the Seoul Station in Seoul, Monday. AP-YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulDespite an apparent signal toward resuming the activities of a missile-testing site which North Korea had earlier promised to dismantle, the North is still committed to advancing its denuclearization dialogue, the South's unification ministry said, Monday.“Because Washington and Pyongyang are still committed to advancing the denuclearization talks, Seoul will try to apply necessary measures and all efforts for development while keeping the dialogue momentum alive,” the ministry spokesman Lee Sang-min told reporters in a briefing.The ministry official was responding to questions about the reported missile test which the North's official KCNA claimed was the North conducting a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site.With only a couple of weeks left before the year-end deadline presented by North Korea on denuclearization talks with Washington, senior North Korean officials

Dec 9, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
NK still committed to advancing denuke talks: ministry
  • Despite Trump's warning, Kim Jong-un poised to leverage US election for concession

Human rights issues; Seoul's Achilles heel

Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul speaks during an open forum event with reporters at the Press Center in central Seoul, Monday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Jhoo Dong-chan South Korea's recent decision to expel two North Korean fishermen suspected of killing their fellow crewmembers is raising questions on the country's position on human rights. Human rights groups said the deported North Koreans should have been ensured a chance to contest their deportation to the North.The reason for this is that under Article 3 of the Constitution, all laws promulgated in the South cover the entire Korean Peninsula. That means that even though the Refugee Law precludes individuals who have committed serious non-political crimes outside the country of entry from receiving refugee status, the Human Rights Law prohibits the returning of anyone to a country where they could be at substantial risk of being tortured whether they are a refugee or not.According to the country's unification ministry, because the North Koreans confessed to being directly involved in the killings, the government

Dec 9, 2019By Jhoo Dong-chan
Human rights issues; Seoul's Achilles heel
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