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Thu, January 28, 2021 | 23:55

Man jailed for 20 years on wrongful murder conviction seeks $2.2 mil. in state compensation

Man jailed for 20 years on wrongful murder conviction seeks $2.2 mil. in state compensation

Yoon Seong-yeo, 54, who was recently acquitted in a retrial after serving 20 years behind bars, having been wrongfully accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl, filed a suit seeking 2.5 billion won ($2.25 million) in compensation for financial losses suffered due to imprisonment, according to the Suwon District Court, Thursday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-01-28 15:08

Man seeks compensation for 20 years behind bars on wrongful murder conviction

Man seeks compensation for 20 years behind bars on wrongful murder conviction

A man has asked a court to compensate him for serving a prison term after he was wrongfully convicted of raping and killing a girl more than two decades ago, judicial sources said Thursday. According to the sources, Yoon Seong-yeo filed the claim on Monday with the Suwon District Court, south of Seoul, seeking more than 2.5 billion won (US$2.25 million) in compensation for sp...

2021-01-28 13:56

Gyeonggi cancels hiring of would-be civil servant over harassment allegations

Gyeonggi cancels hiring of would-be civil servant over harassment allegations

Gyeonggi Provincial Government said Wednesday that it has decided not to hire a person who passed the civil service exam for the local administration after discovering his online posts suggesting sex crimes and abusive language directed at women and the disabled.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-01-27 16:41

Man fined over $10,000 for beating neighbor's dog to death

Man fined over $10,000 for beating neighbor's dog to death

Ulsan District Court on Jan. 26 slapped a 12 million won ($10,874) fine on a man in Yangsan for beating his neighbor's dogs with a piece of wood, killing one of them and injuring the other. The court said the accused “had no respect for living creature” and his criminal method was “extremely violent.” Though in sentencing the court also took into account the fact the accused ...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-27 16:06

Man detained by police after allegedly killing father

Man detained by police after allegedly killing father

A man has been detained in northern Seoul on suspicion of murdering his father.According to Nowon Police Station, Tuesday, the suspect, 47, was taken into custody and questioned after allegedly killing his father, 79, at their house in Nowon District.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-01-27 15:23

Constitutional petition filed against 'punitive' alternative military service law

Constitutional petition filed against 'punitive' alternative military service law

A conscientious objector, now carrying out his alternative military service as a prison staff member under the current law after refusing to enlist for religious reasons, has filed a constitutional appeal contending that the alternative military service law is unconstitutional due to its punitive nature, judicial officials said Wednesday.

2021-01-27 13:44

Chinese man gets jail term for helping foreign nationals enter Korea illegally

Chinese man gets jail term for helping foreign nationals enter Korea illegally

An appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a 42-year-old man, an undocumented immigrant from China, to two years and six months in jail as well as 3 million won ($2,710) in fines for helping other foreign nationals enter Korea illegally.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-01-27 13:33

3 officials from McDonald's supplier get suspended prison sentences for selling tainted patties

3 officials from McDonald's supplier get suspended prison sentences for selling tainted patties

Three officials from a burger patty supplier for McDonald's Korea were given suspended prison sentences by a local court Tuesday for providing patties potentially contaminated with E. coli to the local unit of the global fast-food giant. A managing director of the supplier, whose name was withheld, and two mid-ranking officials in charge of production and quality management, ...

2021-01-26 17:38

Partially clothed girl found dead in rice paddy

Partially clothed girl found dead in rice paddy

The South Chungcheong Province Police Agency and the city's emergency rescue services said Tuesday they had found the body of a teenage girl in a rice paddy in the province's Gongju, Jan. 25. They said the body was discovered following a report of a person lying in a rice paddy in the town's Ssangsin-dong area, at around 8:45 a.m.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-26 16:06

Ex-Seoul mayor Park sexually harassed secretary: watchdog

Ex-Seoul mayor Park sexually harassed secretary: watchdog

The state human rights watchdog said Monday that former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's actions toward his secretary amounted to sexual harassment.

2021-01-25 20:59

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