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22,000 women demand police chief step down

More than 22,000 women took to the streets Saturday, calling for gender equality and fairness in law enforcement. They gathered near Hyehwa Subway Station in Seoul, demanding National Police Agency Commissioner Lee Chul-sung step down immediately. He has been criticized for running a “gender-biased investigation” into illicit photograph taking involving a male and female mode...

Investigations | 2018-06-10 17:27

12,000 women demand 'fair investigation' for all spy-cam cases

Feminists vs. male supremacists

On the internet, the clash of feminists and male supremacists has been evident since the mid-2000s. Parodies of materialistic women gained attention in 2006 when an internet user uploaded a hilarious but scathing posting about how “a soybean paste girl,” an early version of kimchi girls, spends a day.

Investigations | 2018-06-10 10:17

Prosecutors to probe state textbook allegations

The Ministry of Education said, Friday, it has requested the prosecution to investigate 17 people, including former Cheong Wa Dae senior officials, who were involved in the now-scrapped state-authored history textbook plan. According to the ministry, the 17 are five former presidential officials, including former chief of staff Lee Byung-kee and Kim Sang-ryul, a former senior secretary for education and culture, eight then education officials and four people from the private sector. However, the list failed to include former President Park Geun-hye and her presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-...

Investigations | 2018-06-08 18:13

Police say suspect in US Embassy car crash has history of mental illness

Police said Friday the man who rammed a car into a gate of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul a day earlier has a history of being treated for mental illness.

Investigations | 2018-06-08 14:29

Gov't launches probe into sexual violence during 1980 pro-democracy uprising

The government launched a fact-finding commission Friday to look into sexual assaults by soldiers who were sent to suppress a pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju in 1980.

Investigations | 2018-06-08 10:51

35 court heads meet over 'judiciary abuse'

Thirty-five heads of courts nationwide met Thursday over a “judiciary abuse” allegation that the Supreme Court under the leadership of former chief justice Yang Sung-tae drafted documents to deliver verdicts on politically sensitive trials in exchange for the establishment of what would have been a de facto “Second Supreme Court.” This was Yang's top initiative to help lower the workload of top court justices and help many senior judges nearing retirement retain their prestigious high-ranking public posts longer. Officials at the Office of Court Administration (OCA) under the top court are a...

Investigations | 2018-06-07 17:14

Scuba diver found dead off Gangneung coast

A woman who went missing on Wednesday while scuba diving off Gangneung has been found dead. According to the Donghae Coast Guard Wednesday, divers found her body at a depth of 35.6 meters about 5:22 p.m.

Investigations | 2018-06-07 14:14

'French Spiderman' arrested for illegally climbing Seoul's skyscraper

World-renowned French climber Alain Robert was arrested for scaling a skyscraper in southern Seoul without permission Wednesday, police said.

Investigations | 2018-06-06 15:54

Judges seek thorough investigation of ex-chief justice

The Supreme Court will disclose documents relating to former chief justice Yang Sung-tae's allegations of controversially using trials as leverage to gain presidential approval for organizational changes.

Investigations | 2018-06-05 16:33

1 killed, 4 injured in 'noraebang' fire

The fire broke out inside the karaoke salon, also known as a "noraebang," in the basement of a building at around 4:44 a.m. before being put out in about 20 minutes.

Investigations | 2018-06-05 10:16

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