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Tue, October 24, 2017 | 03:53

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284 foreign criminals caught in 100-day crackdown

Police caught nearly 300 foreign criminals in their 100-day intensive crackdown in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province. About 40 police officers took part in the campaign that continued from June 19 to Sept. 26 in the region’s major expat districts. The region is home to many factories that hire tens of thousands of foreign workers. As the foreign population increases, so ...

Investigations | 2017-10-06 14:06

Uzbek arrested for knife attack on Muslim at mosque

According to Ansan Danwon Police Station, the Uzbek came across the Muslim worshipper, an Indonesian, 39, on Friday at 5:20 a.m. Five worshippers, including the victim, stopped the man at the mosque’s entrance, which led to a scuffle. The Uzbek threatened them with a knife and the victim suffered a minor injury to his left hand.

Investigations | 2017-10-06 13:29

Korean consul jailed for selling visas to Chinese workers

Lee was accused of issuing working visas to 369 unqualified Chinese people between April and September last year in return for money from a leather company here. He was also accused of leaking confidential state information. The consul is believed to have tipped off the company about the immigration office moving to investigate the case and helped it destroy evidence.

Investigations | 2017-10-05 15:01

Korean judge-lawyer couple accused of child abuse in Guam

A South Korean judge-lawyer couple has been accused in Guam of child abuse. They reportedly went shopping on Monday with their two children locked in a car in sweltering weather. U.S. law punishes parents who leave minors unattended inside a car as child abuse. The children, aged six and one, were found “slumped forward” in the car parked near a shopping center Monday afterno...

Investigations | 2017-10-05 13:31

Authorities seize more than 8,500 human-flesh pills

More than 8,500 pills made from baby flesh have been found over the past three years, a main opposition party lawmaker said Tuesday.

Investigations | 2017-10-03 15:47

Court backs educator over 'dogs and pigs' remarks

The Seoul Administrative Court on Friday ruled in favor of a senior educator who was dismissed after referring to the public as “dogs and pigs” The man, surnamed Na, a former director general of Ministry of Education policy planning bureau, sued the ministry in June, claiming his dismissal was unfair.

Investigations | 2017-09-29 16:54

Another mysterious gunshot death in inter-Korean border county

A Korean soldier stationed in the inter-Korean border county of Cheorwon, in Gangwon Province, died of a mysterious gunshot to his head on Tuesday, the latest in a series of fatal incidents there. The victim, 22, whose name was not released, was returning to his platoon with about 20 soldiers and their commander after working when the bullet hit him. Who fired the bullet and ...

Investigations | 2017-09-28 17:04

Koreans' patience with bullies running out

Human rights activist Oh Chang-ik encountered an awkward moment during his visit to the National Assembly on Feb. 22 for a seminar about reforming the law enforcement agencies. When he dropped by the restroom during a break that afternoon, an assistant of then Deputy Police Commissioner Kim Gui-chan was there waiting for his boss with toilet paper in his hand. Soon, Oh figure...

Investigations | 2017-09-28 14:16

Widow accused of withholding daughter's death for money

Kim Kwang-bok, the older brother of the late folk singer Kim Kwang-seok, said Wednesday that the truth will be uncovered surrounding his brother’s sudden, shocking death. Kim died in what policed concluded was a suicide at age 32 in 1996. “Much of what my former sister-in-law, Seoh Hai-soon, is saying is not true. Most of the circumstances surrounding the death of my brother ...

Investigations | 2017-09-27 16:54

Ex-spy chief grilled over political meddling

Former top spy Won Sei-hoon was questioned, Tuesday, over an allegation he orchestrated systematic efforts to intervene in a wide range of political affairs under the conservative Lee Myung-bak administration. Lee is facing an increasing chance of questioning depending on statements from Won, his former right-hand man, about whether he regularly briefed the former president o...

Investigations | 2017-09-26 17:28

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