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Wed, August 23, 2017 | 16:59

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Liberal nominee to lead judicial reform

Supreme Court chief justice nominee Kim Meong-su, 58, is expected to push for major reform in the judiciary, an institution known for its most conservative inclinations. Kim, tapped by President Moon Jae-in, has openly criticized the Office of Court Administration (OCA) under the Supreme Court. Kim slammed the OCA in March for having failed to clarify an allegation that it cr...

Investigations | 2017-08-22 17:09

Samsung heir's hearing draws record competition for courtroom seats

A drawing for courtroom seats, Tuesday, for the upcoming hearing of Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong saw the highest competition for a trial related to the presidential scandal so far. A total of 454 people signed up for the 30 courtroom seats, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seoul Bankruptcy Court _ recording a 15.1:1 competition rate. The court drew 30 names among those who signe...

Investigations | 2017-08-22 16:46

Sex offenders watch porn in prisons

Sex offenders in prisons freely watch and share sexually explicit videos, including child porn, according to reports by SBS. Speaking to the local broadcaster, a prisoner at the Gyeongbuk Correctional Institution said there are dozens of memory cards containing such content, as well as adult comic books, in the facility.

Investigations | 2017-08-22 16:41

Mexican diplomat sent back to Korea for sexual harassment probe

Mexico has sent a diplomat back to Korea for a police investigation of alleged sexual harassment on a Korean employee. The diplomat had previously tried to dodge an investigation, claiming immunity. “The involved officer is in Korea with the willingness to cooperate with local authorities toward resolution of the case,” the Mexican Embassy said in a press statement Monday.

Investigations | 2017-08-22 15:41

Pastor gets four years' jail for molesting children

A pastor has been jailed for four years for molesting two female children attending his wife’s child center. He was also ordered to attend an 80-hour anti-sexual-crime education course, according to Busan District Court, Monday. The court said the pastor groped the children multiple times between 2011 and 2012. He sexually harassed them in his room at the center, in the libra...

Investigations | 2017-08-21 17:37

Prosecution to focus on 'whitelist' probe

Prosecutors will look closer into an “artist whitelist” scandal, in which certain artists allegedly received special treatment from former President Park Geun-hye. On Friday, Yang Suk-jo, who previously led the “artist blacklist” probe under special counsel Park Young-Soo, was assigned to investigate artists who enjoyed special benefits, including generous government subsidie...

Investigations | 2017-08-21 15:37

Police raid animal medicine shop accused of selling banned pesticide to chicken farms

Police on Monday raided an animal medicine shop accused of illegally manufacturing a pesticide and selling the banned chemical to chicken and egg farms, amid a public outrage over contaminated eggs. Police seized two boxloads of computer hard disks and security camera recordings at the store in Pocheon, north of Seoul. The shop, whose name was withheld, allegedly imported 50 kilograms of fipronil from China and diluted it with 400 liters of water before selling the product to five chicken and egg farms. Police have already booked its owner for investigation without physical detention.

Investigations | 2017-08-21 14:25

Four killed in explosion at STX shipyard

Four workers were killed in a major explosion at a shipyard in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday. According to firefighters, the accident occurred at 11:37 a.m. inside a 74,000-ton oil-tanker, which was under construction at STX Offshore and Shipbuilding’s shipyard, killing workers of the company’s subcontractors. Firefighters are now looking into the cause of the e...

Investigations | 2017-08-20 16:34

Foreigners' crimes jump 80% from 2012

Nearly 43,700 foreigners were caught last year for involvement in crimes. This was a 79.5 percent hike from 24,300 caught in 2012, according to data released by Rep. Yun Jae-ok of the opposition Liberty Korea Party. The data did not’ show how many were found guilty. Five major crimes -- rape, sexual harassment, murder, theft and violence -- by foreigners have also increased. ...

Investigations | 2017-08-20 16:12

Man kills woman after failed sexual assault

Police have arrested a man in his 30s for killing a woman in her 70s after failing to rape her. According to police, the man broke into the woman’s house in Shinan-gun, South Jeolla Province, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. He tried to rape her, but when she resisted and screamed, the man pushed a towel across her mouth, which led to her death, police said.

Investigations | 2017-08-20 15:06

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