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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 17:36

Female teacher under probe over improper relationship with student

Female teacher under probe over improper relationship with student

A female high school teacher in the southeastern city of Daegu has been under investigation on suspicion of having an inappropriate relationship with one of her students, police said Tuesday.

2022-07-26 10:46

Drug smuggling grows over 10% in H1

Drug smuggling grows over 10% in H1

Drug trafficking caught by Korea's customs agency grew 11.2 percent on-year in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday.

2022-07-26 10:39

Interior minister warns police to stop protest against supervisory bureau

Interior minister warns police to stop protest against supervisory bureau

Interior Minister Lee Sang-min strongly criticized the chiefs of police precincts Monday for their collective action on Saturday against the envisioned launch of a supervisory bureau inside the interior ministry, calling it “an incident akin to a military coup.” During a news briefing, Lee said Saturday's meeting of police officials reminded him of the Dec. 12 military coup l...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-25 17:41

Police officials protest against launch of supervisory bureau

Police officials protest against launch of supervisory bureau

Police officials from around Korea on Saturday organized and participated in a rare collective action, gathering together to state their objection to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's bid to establish a new supervisory bureau over the national police force. Some 190 senior police officials from across the country ― one-third of the country's senior police officials ― ...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-24 15:28

Rival parties clash over interior ministry's plan to put police under its control

Nurse gets 6-year prison term for dropping newborn, resulting in brain damage

Nurse gets 6-year prison term for dropping newborn, resulting in brain damage

A nurse was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for dropping a newborn at a hospital in 2019, which resulted in permanent brain damage.

2022-07-22 15:17

Is Korea's death penalty unconstitutional?

Is Korea's death penalty unconstitutional?

Earlier this month, the Constitutional Court of Korea began another hearing over what could be the problem left unresolved for the longest time in the country's judiciary history: whether the death penalty, which was written into the Criminal Act of 1953, violates the Constitution. The latest hearing will be the third time for the Constitutional Court to review the constituti...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-22 15:00

Campus rape suspect referred to prosecutors with added charge of filming rape scene

Campus rape suspect referred to prosecutors with added charge of filming rape scene

Police referred a university freshman accused of raping a schoolmate and causing her to fall to her death to the prosecution Friday for potential indictment with an additional charge of filming the rape scene, officials said.

2022-07-22 10:01

Mother gets 20-year prison term for murdering 2 sons due to financial difficulty

Mother gets 20-year prison term for murdering 2 sons due to financial difficulty

A 41-year-old mother was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for murdering her two young sons due to financial constraints.

2022-07-20 15:57

Late official's family launches suit to unseal presidential documents on 2020 death

Late official's family launches suit to unseal presidential documents on 2020 death

The family of a South Korean government official killed by North Korea in 2020 filed a lawsuit Wednesday with the aim of unsealing classified documents of former President Moon Jae-in related to the death.

2022-07-20 14:13

Violent crimes up in Q2 on eased COVID-19 restrictions: data

Violent crimes up in Q2 on eased COVID-19 restrictions: data

The number of violent crimes in the second quarter of the year jumped 14 percent compared with a quarter earlier, data showed Wednesday, partially on the back of eased social distancing measures.

2022-07-20 10:18

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