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Wed, September 26, 2018 | 17:25

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Ex-governor's aides allegedly commit cyber-bullying against sexual assault victim

Two aides of former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-jung have been booked by police for posting malicious comments against his former secretary Kim Ji-eun, who has alleged he raped her. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Policy Agency's Cyber Bureau, Wednesday, it booked another former secretary and An's website manager without detention for defamation and libel.

Investigations | 2018-08-22 18:44

Investigators not to extend probe for opinion-rigging scandal

The investigation into the online opinion-rigging scandal will be wrapped up Saturday as the independent counsel team decided not to seek an extension of its probe period. The team led by special counsel Huh Ik-bum said Wednesday it would not pursue the extension, adding it will announce detailed findings on its two-month investigation next Monday.

Investigations | 2018-08-22 17:13

Mental patient's bomb-threat call leads to mall evacuation

Hundreds of customers and staff at a mall were evacuated after a mentally ill man made a call threatening to blow up the building, Gimpo police said Monday.

Investigations | 2018-08-22 16:25

Man fined W6 million over women's toilet spycam

A man in his 20s was fined 6 million won ($5,360) for secretly videotaping inside women's toilets in North Chungcheong Province in May.

Investigations | 2018-08-22 16:09

Unauthorized naked photo sharing goes unpunished

A man was cleared of sexual violence charges raised after he shared self-taken naked photos of his girlfriend with her. The Supreme Court made the ruling on Wednesday after confirming the naked photos that the man took against her will in 2016 were shared only between him and his girlfriend.

Investigations | 2018-08-22 14:56

'Victim angered me with threats to report illegal hostess service'

The suspect in the mutilation and murder of a middle-aged man has said he killed the victim out of rage after the man threatened to report him to police over an illegal hostess service at his karaoke bar, police said Wednesday. Police on Tuesday arrested a 34-year-old karaoke bar owner, identified only by his family name Byun, in Anyang, about 20 km south of Seoul, on charges...

Investigations | 2018-08-22 10:19

Suspect in brutal murder caught

Police hunting for Chinese meth cooks

Police are looking for two Chinese men, who have fled Korea after allegedly trying to make a massive amount of methamphetamine here. Busan police said Monday that they had arrested a Korean man, surnamed Park, for playing a leading role in conspiring and attempting to make 10 kilograms of the illicit drug, which would be worth about 30 billion won ($27 million).

Investigations | 2018-08-22 09:07

Suspect in brutal murder caught

A 34-year-old man sought in the brutal murder of a 51-year-old man has been apprehended, police said Tuesday.

Investigations | 2018-08-21 17:57

'Supreme Court had info on Park's impeachment ruling'

The Supreme Court, under former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae, is found to have obtained secret documents of the Constitutional Court including one regarding the impeachment trial of former President Park Geun-hye. According to the prosecution, Tuesday, a judge dispatched to the Constitutional Court from February 2015 to February 2018 collected a dozen classified documents and ...

Investigations | 2018-08-21 17:22

9 killed in electronics factory fire west of Seoul

The fire occurred at around 3:43 p.m. at an electronics goods factory production line that reportedly handles hazardous materials.

Investigations | 2018-08-21 16:45

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