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Thu, October 21, 2021 | 07:05

Gym teacher at USFK base sentenced for smuggling narcotic painkillers

By Bahk Eun-jiA gym teacher at an army base of the United States in Korea has received a suspended jail term for smuggling more than 400 pills of two narcotic painkillers, morphine and oxycodone, into the country in a chocolate box.The Incheon District Court said, Wednesday, that it had sentenced the man in his 50s to two years and six months in prison, suspended for three ye...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-08-19 09:00

Woman gets 8-year prison term over death of switched daughter

A forty-something woman, who recently made headlines in South Korea for allegedly switching her newborn infant with her daughter's baby years ago, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for attempting to abandon the body of her 3-year-old daughter this year and abducting her granddaughter of the same age in 2018.

2021-08-17 21:26

Two men fined for hate speech against woman of mixed Korean heritage

Two men have been fined 1 million won ($860) each for committing acts of hate speech against a woman of mixed Korean Bangladeshi heritage, by suggesting that she had COVID-19. This is the first time for a court to recognize that insulting someone with the insinuation of a relationship between the coronavirus and an individual of migrant background constitutes committing an ac...

Jung Da-min | 2021-08-12 15:47

Appellate court upholds 4-year prison term for ex-justice minister's wife

An appellate court on Wednesday upheld a four-year prison sentence for the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk over academic fraud.

2021-08-11 11:56

Court rules against forced Korean labor victim in suit against Japan's Mitsubishi Materials

A South Korean court on Wednesday ruled against a victim of forced wartime labor in Japan in a damages suit launched against Japan's Mitsubishi Materials.

2021-08-11 11:53

Special counsel closes investigation into suspected evidence tampering related to Sewol disaster

A special counsel team investigating alleged evidence tampering in connection with the fatal Sewol ferry disaster said Tuesday that it found no evidence to support the claim.Special Prosecutor Lee Hyun-joo said at a briefing that the team decided not to pursue the case and to wrap up its three-month investigation.

2021-08-10 20:52

Chun Doo-hwan attends court hearing for libel suit over Gwangju Massacre

Former President Chun Doo-hwan attended an appellate court hearing on a defamation case at the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, Monday, after having failed to show up for two previous hearings since June. Chun's lawyers had earlier told the court that he would not attend another hearing but said he had changed his mind after the court warned that there could be consequences...

Jung Da-min | 2021-08-09 16:24

Ex-President Chun leaves for Gwangju to attend libel trial after two no-shows

Former President Chun Doo-hwan left for the southwestern city of Gwangju on Monday to attend an appellate court hearing on a defamation case after having failed to show up twice.

2021-08-09 09:59

'Acquaintance insulting:' digital sex crimes committed by people victims know

A school teacher in her 20s one day receives a message from a complete stranger, telling her that her photos and personal information are being shared among thousands of Telegram users. She finds out that someone has been distributing what appears to be fake nude photos and pornographic videos of her, as well as saying extremely vulgar and sexually humiliating things about he...

Lee Min-young | 2021-08-08 17:12

Abuse of senior citizens rising

The number of elder abuse cases is on the rise along with the increasing elderly population, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Sunday. In Seoul alone, 1,800 cases of elder abuse cases were reported last year, up from 1,316 in 2018 and 1,429 in 2019. For the first half of this year, the police received 1,279 reports, which is a 46-percent increase from the 879...

Kim Rahn | 2021-08-08 12:54

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