SEOUL– The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down two legal clauses permanently banning people convicted of sex crimes against children from being appointed as public officials or soldiers. Under the two separate laws, people convicted for sexual offenses against minors are permanently banned from working as public servants or career soldiers. The court … Read more
SEOUL– The Supreme Court upheld a guilty verdict for former lawmaker Sohn Hye-won on Thursday for violating a law banning real estate transactions under borrowed names. Sohn was handed down a fine of 10 million won (US$7,500) for buying real estate in the southwestern city of Mokpo under borrowed names. The top court, … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea’s justice minister on Monday ordered the extradition of a woman believed to be the mother of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand in August, the ministry said. The order issued by Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon to the Seoul High Prosecutors Office came after the Seoul High … Read more
SEOUL– A 26-year-old man responsible for once running one of the world’s largest child sexual abuse websites was sentenced to two years in prison by an appellate court on Friday for concealing criminal proceeds. The appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court upheld a lower court’s two-year prison sentence and fine of 5 … Read more
SEOUL– Former Defense Minister Suh Wook and former Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Hong-hee attended court hearings held Friday to determine whether they should be arrested over the previous administration’s mishandling of the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea. Neither of them answered any questions from reporters when … Read more
SEOUL– Police on Sunday launched an investigation to determine how a worker got caught in a mixing machine and died at a bread making factory in Pyeongtaek. The 23-year-old employee of the factory affiliated with food and beverage giant SPC Group died Saturday after getting caught in the mixer, according to police in Pyeongtaek, 65 … Read more
SEOUL– Lawmakers of the rival parties clashed Tuesday over allegations that the real purpose of Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon’s visit to the United States in July was to dig into irregularities allegedly involving opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. On Monday, Rep. Kim Eui-kyeom of the main opposition Democratic Party raised the allegations that Han made the … Read more
SEOUL– Prosecutors decided Tuesday to temporarily release the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk from prison for a month to allow her to receive medical treatment for back problems. Chung Kyung-sim, a former professor of Dongyang University, has been serving the term she got from the Supreme Court in January on charges including … Read more