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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 19:04

Lawmakers seek to make public identities of drunk drivers

Lawmakers seek to make public identities of drunk drivers

Lawmakers are moving to make public the identities of intoxicated drivers whose illegal driving results in death of another person. The information has so far remained anonymous to the public. The move comes as Bae Seung-ah, a nine-year-old elementary school student, was killed in Daejeon by a drunk driver identified by the surname Bang, 66, while walking on the street. Three...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-04-17 17:37

Each drink in Gangnam drug scam had 3 times more meth than usual dose

Each drink in Gangnam drug scam had 3 times more meth than usual dose

Police investigating a drug scam targeting students have concluded that each beverage given to teenagers contained three times as much methamphetamine as a usual dose, an ...

2023-04-17 17:00

Yoon says drug distribution to teenagers 'shocking'

Third victim of rental scam dies in apparent suicide

Third victim of rental scam dies in apparent suicide

Another victim of a recent large-scale rental fraud case died Monday in an apparent suicide, police said.

2023-04-17 14:19

Prosecutors demand 1 1/2 yrs in prison for American graffiti painter

Prosecutors demand 1 1/2 yrs in prison for American graffiti painter

Prosecutors on Monday demanded the imprisonment for 1 1/2 years of an American man arrested for secretly painting graffiti on Korean trains last year.

2023-04-17 14:09

Ex-military commander indicted on charges of power abuse, political meddling

Ex-military commander indicted on charges of power abuse, political meddling

A former military commander was indicted Friday on charges of power abuse and political meddling, as prosecutors zeroed in on suspicions he masterminded a plan to impose martial law when then President Park Geun-hye faced an impeachment trial in 2017.

2023-04-14 20:49

Religious leader JMS indicted for additional sexual crime charge

Religious leader JMS indicted for additional sexual crime charge

Prosecutors added an additional sexual molestation charge against Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of a controversial religious group, the Jesus Morning Star (JMS), on Friday.

2023-04-14 17:03

Top court orders disclosure of prosecution's off-book expenses

Top court orders disclosure of prosecution's off-book expenses

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Supreme Prosecutors Office and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office to reveal details of their off-book expenses between 2017 and 2019, a period when the bodies were led by President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2023-04-13 21:27

Main opposition party to push for special law banning dog meat: lawmaker

Main opposition party to push for special law banning dog meat: lawmaker

The chief policymaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Thursday that the party will seek to enact a special law aimed at rooting out dog meat consumption.

2023-04-13 15:54

Couple referred to prosecution over masterminding kidnapping-murder of woman

Couple referred to prosecution over masterminding kidnapping-murder of woman

A couple accused of masterminding a recent kidnapping and murder of a woman in downtown Seoul was referred to prosecutors Thursday for further investigation and indictment, police said.

2023-04-13 09:38

Police reveal identities of couple suspected of masterminding kidnapping, murder

Police reveal identities of couple suspected of masterminding kidnapping, murder

Police on Wednesday revealed the identities and photos of a couple suspected of orchestrating a recent kidnapping and murder of a woman from southern Seoul.

2023-04-12 20:53

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