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Mon, September 27, 2021 | 02:02

Top court confirms opinion rigging conviction of President Moon's key aide

The top court upheld the opinion rigging conviction of South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, a close aide to President Moon Jae-in, on Wednesday, a decision that will strip Kim of his governorship and potentially deal a political blow to the president.

2021-07-21 11:43

Man busted for making massive amount of illegal drug in Gumi

A man who allegedly made methamphetamine - an amount described as “enough for 33,000 people” - at his residence in Gumi has been arrested. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency's narcotics investigation team said on July 19 that the suspect, in his 30s, was arrested in Busan. He was visiting the city to meet a potential buyer interested in his homemade drug. Police said that t...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-20 17:12

Investigators raid home of presidential aide over illegal travel ban case

A state anti-corruption probe agency raided the home of a presidential civil affairs secretary on Tuesday over his suspected involvement in an allegedly illegal travel ban on a former justice minister, informed officials said.

2021-07-20 16:14

Optimus CEO gets 25 years in prison for fraud

The CEO of the scandal-ridden private equity investment firm, Optimus Asset Management, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for running one of the largest fund fraud schemes in the country's financial history.

2021-07-20 16:13

Four teens killed, 1 injured in car accident in Jeonju

Four teenagers were killed and one injured in a car accident in the southwestern city of Jeonju on Tuesday, local authorities said.

2021-07-20 10:14

Korean man gets 2-year jail term for confining, assaulting Uzbek national

A Korean man in his 50s was sentenced to two years in prison for confining and assaulting a 23-year-old man from Uzbekistan, after drugging him with a sedative and handcuffing him. The Incheon District Court handed down the prison sentence to the Korean national, Monday, on charges of injury and confinement. According to the court, the victim visited the perpetrator's home af...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-07-20 08:33

Major umbrella labor group members under probe for holding rally amid pandemic

Police said Monday they have booked 23 members of a major umbrella labor group for holding a massive rally in downtown Seoul in defiance of antivirus rules, which has sparked concerns over further infections amid rising new cases.

2021-07-19 14:57

Jail sentences of 3 sisters upheld for beating mother to death

An appellate court in Suwon upheld a lower court ruling, Friday, which sentenced three sisters to up to 10 years in prison for beating their mother resulting in her death, after they had been told to do so by a shaman. The Suwon High Court upheld the decision to hand down 10 years in prison to the victim's eldest daughter, 44, and seven years each to the second and third daug...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-07-17 09:24

Two men stabbed to death at Incheon car dealership

Two men were found dead at an Incheon car dealership on Thursday morning. According to police, one of the victims, in his late 50s, was identified as the owner of the business in Gyeyang District. The other, also in his late 50s, was identified as an employee there.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-15 16:21

Police investigating alleged school bullying

Police said Thursday they had launched an investigation into an alleged case of bullying in which several middle schoolchildren held a victim in a neck-lock and sexually harassed him. The investigation came after a video of the incident, taken in front of a shopping mall in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, went viral online.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-07-15 15:45

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