Category: Legal-Judicial

SEOUL– The Supreme Court on Tuesday proposed tougher countermeasures against stalking suspects, such as the imposition of a restraining order, amid growing societywide resentment over the recent murder of a young subway worker by her alleged stalker.   The top court said in a statement that stalking suspects who are under investigation without detention need […]

SEOUL– One out of three arrest warrants requested by police in connection with stalking crimes are rejected by the court, data showed Tuesday.   According to statistics from the National Police Agency, police filed for a total of 377 arrest warrants for stalking from last October, when a new act on that type of crime […]

The minor progressive Justice Party (JP) on Saturday adopted a resolution pledging a massive overhaul of itself in a bid to win back the minds of the people. The resolution, which was adopted at the party’s convention held at the National Assembly, calls for a set of reform measures, including renaming and recreating the party. […]

SEOUL– A local court issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of the suspect in the shocking murder of a female subway worker inside a subway ladies’ restroom in Seoul.   The 31-year-old Seoul Metro employee, surnamed Jeon, was apprehended Wednesday evening at Sindang Station on Line No. 2 after allegedly stabbing his female colleague […]

SEOUL– The minor progressive Justice Party (JP) proposed a bill Thursday that would limit companies from filing compensation suits against labor unions for losses incurred during strikes.   Under what is dubbed the “yellow envelope bill,” companies would be banned from filing lawsuits against labor unions and unionized workers for damages caused during collective action […]

SEOUL– The progressive minor opposition Justice Party voted down a reform motion advising all five of the party’s proportional representation lawmakers to step down over the party’s recent election defeats.The motion recommending the resignation of th…