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Tue, October 15, 2019 | 17:55

'Cho's authority as minister could hinder investigation into wife'

A state-run anti-corruption body has said it is improper for Cho Kuk to be working as justice minister while his wife is being investigated by the prosecution. This backs the opposition parties' claim that Cho needs to step down from the post because his authority to oversee prosecutors could hinder the ongoing probe.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-26 17:42

Moon makes strong push for prosecution reform

IBA gives rights award to Hong Kong lawyers

Two Hong Kong lawyers, both vocal proponents of the ongoing pro-democracy protests, jointly received a human rights award from a global lawyers' association at an annual conference in Seoul, Thursday. Martin C. M. Lee, commonly referred to as Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy," and Margaret Ng, a civil liberty advocate, were jointly named by the International Bar Association (...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-26 15:45

Photo of 'Hwaseong serial killer' revealed

A photo of the prime suspect in one of Korea's most notorious serial murder cases has been revealed. The Hankook Ilbo, sister paper of The Korea Times, obtained the high school graduation photo of Lee Chun-jae, 56, and published it in Thursday's issue. The young Lee looks similar to a facial composite of the killer, which was made about three decades ago based on witness acco...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-09-26 14:55

HMP Law to strengthen global network at IBA conference

HMP Law, a major law firm in Korea, said Wednesday that the International Bar Association's (IBA) annual conference in Seoul is a great opportunity to strengthen global networks and it will make the most of it. About 20 lawyers, including Park Sang-il (IBA's Host Committee member) and Lim Hye-yeon (IBA's Organizing Committee member), will represent the law firm at the world's...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-09-25 15:01

Justice minister's son questioned over alleged false internship certificates

His summons is part of prosecutors' widening probe into a set of corruption allegations involving ...

2019-09-25 10:21

Tracing the history of forced labor rulings

Despite all its resolve and force, the Shinzo Abe administration's criticism of the forced labor rulings in Korea is ungrounded and blind to history, according to Japanese lawyers familiar with the forced labor cases tried in Japan in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-24 17:15

K-pop star Seungri questioned over gambling charges

Seungri, a former member of the K-pop boy band BIGBANG, was questioned by police on Tuesday over his alleged overseas gambling. Dressed in formal attire, the disgraced K-pop star arrived at a police investigative unit in eastern Seoul at 10:40 a.m.

2019-09-24 14:20

Prosecution raids justice minister's home

The prosecution raided Justice Minister Cho Kuk's home in southern Seoul, Monday, in connection to widening allegations that he and his wife peddled their influence to secure internships and dishonest “qualifications” for their children to boost their college or graduate school applications. This is the first time that the residence of an incumbent justice minister, who super...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-23 17:03

Justice minister's son questioned over alleged false internship certificates

Hospital conducts abortion on wrong woman after confusing patients

A hospital in Seoul performed an abortion on the wrong woman after mixing up two patients. The Gangseo Police Station said Monday they booked a doctor and a nurse at the hospital in western Seoul on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in injury.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-23 16:39

Justice minister's home searched over corruption scandal

The prosecution raided the residence of Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Monday as part of its widening probe into corruption allegations involving his family. Investigators were sent to his house in southern Seoul at around 9 a.m. amid probes into allegations that his wife forged a college presidential citation to help her daughter enroll in a medical school. Cho's wife was indic...

2019-09-23 09:33

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