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Sun, February 28, 2021 | 22:53

Arrest warrant issued for SK Networks chairman over alleged slush fund

Arrest warrant issued for SK Networks chairman over alleged slush fund

An arrest warrant was granted on Wednesday for Choi Shin-won, the chairman of SK Networks, a general trading company, on suspicion of setting up a slush fund.

2021-02-17 21:11

North Korean defector caught using illegal drugs

North Korean defector caught using illegal drugs

A North Korean defector has been picked up for habitual use of illegal drugs, police said, Wednesday. Police in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo District said they sent the case to the prosecution earlier this month.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-02-17 16:32

Assault case dropped against woman who 'escaped rape' by biting off attacker's tongue

Assault case dropped against woman who 'escaped rape' by biting off attacker's tongue

The prosecution has dropped an assault case brought up against a woman who escaped an alleged rape attempt by biting off her attacker's tongue, in recognition of self-defense. The decision by the Busan District Public Prosecutors' Office last week is expected to set a meaningful precedent in a country where self-defense is rarely recognized. In a similar case in 1965, a victi...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-02-17 15:37

Broker arrested in refugee application fraud involving 80 Pakistanis

Broker arrested in refugee application fraud involving 80 Pakistanis

A foreign national has been arrested for helping about 80 Pakistanis submit asylum applications to South Korean authorities using forged documents, the immigration office in this southern port city said Wednesday. The Busan Immigration Office said it has referred the foreign refugee broker, whose identity was withheld, to the prosecution to be indicted on charges of violating...

2021-02-17 14:48

'What are you looking at?' A big man viciously attacks 65-year-old

'What are you looking at?' A big man viciously attacks 65-year-old

Police in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, are searching for a man who was caught by a security camera viciously assaulting a middle-aged man for “looking at him.” On a narrow back alley inside a marketplace in the city's Wonpyeong area Feb. 14, a physically large man grabbed and knocked down the victim, 65, on the street and began punching and kneeing his face for about 30 s...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-02-16 17:52

Former maritime police chief acquitted of botched rescue activities in Sewol ferry sinking

Former maritime police chief acquitted of botched rescue activities in Sewol ferry sinking

A Seoul court on Monday acquitted a former maritime police chief of mishandling the rescue operation during the sinking of the Sewol ferry in 2014 that killed more than 300 people. The Seoul Central District Court found Kim Suk-kyoon, then-chief of the Korea Coast Guard, not guilty of professional negligence in one of the country's worst peacetime disasters.

2021-02-15 19:56

School bullying history dragging down celebrities

School bullying history dragging down celebrities

An increasing number of celebrities including athletes and singers have been embroiled in controversy recently over their checkered past as bullies in school, following revelations from their old teammates or schoolmates. The revelations have increased particularly in recent years as online communities and social media have been developed into a key communication method among...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-02-15 16:02

Volleyball players accused of bullying likely to lose future coaching opportunities

SoCar in hot seat for refusing to give sex offender's information to police

SoCar in hot seat for refusing to give sex offender's information to police

SoCar, a car-sharing app operator, is facing public backlash over its initial refusal to provide the police with the information of a user who was suspected of kidnapping an elementary schoolgirl, citing the “law on personal information protection.” In response, the girl's mother filed an online petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website, calling for a revision of the law.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-02-15 15:12

Six foreign nationals apprehended for alleged assault

Six foreign nationals apprehended for alleged assault

Six foreign nationals have been apprehended for allegedly attacking two other foreigners in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, according to police, Sunday.

2021-02-15 09:10

3-year-old found dead in empty house, mom arrested for murder

3-year-old found dead in empty house, mom arrested for murder

Police in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who is believed to have died in an empty house after her mother moved out without her.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-02-14 15:10

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