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Tue, September 21, 2021 | 12:08

Seoul police search City Hall

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon leaves his office, Tuesday, while police searched City Hall offices over allegations that he spread false information during his mayoral by-election campaign in April. Investigators from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency searched some city offices including the city planning and transport policy bureaus as Oh is accused of making false remarks on Pi-...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-08-31 15:58

Vague rules expose women to dating violence in Korea

Hwang Ye-jin, a 25-year-old woman, was violently assaulted at her residence in Seoul, July 25. The assailant was a 30-year-old man she had been romantically involved with. He allegedly attacked her because she had told others they were dating. Hwang suffered severe facial swelling, internal bleeding, broken ribs and damage to her lungs. She died three weeks later as a result ...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-08-31 14:03

Electronic anklets fail to prevent crimes by sex offenders

A series of crimes committed recently by sex offenders who were obliged to wear an electronic anklet has prompted criticisms that the tracking device is ineffective in deterring perpetrators from reoffending. The government introduced the GPS-enabled electronic device in 2008 as a measure to keep a close watch on sex offenders after their release from prison. They are ordered...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-08-30 16:57

Suspect in murder, rape of baby girl sparks public outrage

Public outrage has been boiling in South Korea over a man who allegedly abused and murdered a baby girl in June, with some people planning to stage rallies calling for the death penalty.

2021-08-30 15:20

Confiscating counterfeit products

Officials inspect counterfeit shoes imported from China at Busan Main Customs, Thursday. The customs office identified three people who allegedly imported counterfeits ― about 2,000 pairs of shoes labeled as Nike, Gucci or Balenciaga ― and sold them through online markets. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2021-08-26 19:28

Disabled people suffer more than 2 sex crimes daily on average: report

More than two cases of sex crimes are committed against disabled people per day on average in South Korea, a police report showed Thursday.

2021-08-26 12:08

Vaccination phishing scams increasing

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has warned against an increase in financial scams in which swindlers send text messages containing web links to fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates, with the intention to acquire passwords and other personal information of victims. Bae Gyung-taek, a senior KDCA official, said during a media briefing, Monday, that the a...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-08-24 09:03

Father receives suspended prison sentence for child neglect

An appellate court has upheld a lower court decision that gave a 76-year-old man a suspended prison sentence on charges of raising five children in an unclean, moldy house and keeping one son from attending elementary school. The appellate department of the Chuncheon District Court in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, said it upheld the lower court ruling that sentenced the man to...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-08-23 08:38

Namyang dairy chairman's wife accused of violating social distancing rule

The wife of Namyang Dairy Products Chairman Hong Won-sik, Lee Woon-kyung, 69, has been accused of violating social distancing rules by holding a dinner gathering of more than 10 people at her house in June, according to police, Sunday. It was her former housekeeper who reported the violation to the police.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-08-22 14:07

Appellate court refuses to cancel seizure of annex to ex-President Chun's house

Upholding a lower court's decision, an appellate court on Friday rejected a request to cancel the seizure of a residential building owned by former President Chun Doo-hwan's family in western Seoul.

2021-08-20 19:18

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