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Shincheonji leader found not guilty of hindering virus effort
Shincheonji leader found not guilty of hindering virus effort
A local court on Wednesday acquitted the leader of a minor religious sect of charges of obstructing the government's response to COVID-19 during an outbreak at his church last year. Lee Man-hee, the 89-year-old founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was indicted in August on charges of misleading health authorities on the size and locations of the church's gatherings in ...
2021-01-13 14:48
Trial begins for abusive adoptive mother on murder charge
Trial begins for abusive adoptive mother on murder charge
South Korean prosecutors demanded Wednesday that the adoptive mother who is blamed for the death of a 16-month-old baby girl stand trial on a murder charge.
2021-01-13 13:44
Victim cries as two CEOs found not guilty
Victim cries as two CEOs found not guilty
Cho Soon-mi, one of the victims in the toxic humidifier sterilizer case, sheds tears in front of the Seoul Central District Court, Tuesday, after the court found both Hong Ji-ho, the former CEO of SK Chemical, and Ahn Yong-chan, the former CEO of Aekyung Industrial, not guilty of professional negligence resulting in deaths. The two were accused of manufacturing and selling a ...
Jun Ji-hye2021-01-12 18:42
Two former executives acquitted in humidifier cleaner deaths case
Two former executives acquitted in humidifier cleaner deaths case
A court on Tuesday acquitted the former heads of SK Chemical Co. and the consumer goods company Aekyung Industrial Co. in a deadly humidifier sterilizer case. The Seoul Central District Court found both Hong Ji-ho, the former CEO of SK Chemical, and Ahn Yong-chan, the former CEO of Aekyung Industrial, not guilty of professional negligence resulting in death.
2021-01-12 16:51
Biz owners now face up to more than 10 years in prison for workplace deaths
Biz owners now face up to more than 10 years in prison for workplace deaths
New sentencing guidelines will subject business owners to up to 10 1/2 years behind bars in the event of their employees' deaths owing to lax safety or health protection measures, the top court said Tuesday.
2021-01-12 13:46
Lawyer gets suspended jail term over falsified refugee applications
Lawyer gets suspended jail term over falsified refugee applications
A Korean lawyer has received a suspended jail term for falsifying information in refugee applications for 184 Chinese nationals, the Supreme Court said, Monday. The top court rejected the lawyer's appeal and upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced him to a one-year prison term, suspended for two years, for violating the Immigration Control Act.
Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-11 15:41
Police detain mother of 3-year-old over child abuse
Police detain mother of 3-year-old over child abuse
Police have launched an investigation after a three-year-old girl was found outside her house without sufficient clothing Friday, during the ongoing recent cold snap in Seoul.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-01-10 16:34
Disclosing photos banned in international marriage ads
Disclosing photos banned in international marriage ads
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced Friday that marriage broker agencies are now banned from disclosing photos of clients in their advertisements, following the enforcement of revised laws they are subject to.
2021-01-08 16:53
Notorious child rapist may receive basic living allowance
Notorious child rapist may receive basic living allowance
Cho Doo-soon, one of Korea's most notorious child rapists who was released from prison last month, has applied for the basic livelihood security program, claiming that he and his wife are suffering financial difficulties.
Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-08 16:47
Vietnamese woman gets 3 years in jail after jumping from apartment building with newborn baby
Vietnamese woman gets 3 years in jail after jumping from apartment building with newborn baby
A local court sentenced a Vietnamese woman to three years in prison Friday for jumping from an apartment building with her newborn baby, resulting in the baby's death.
2021-01-08 16:00
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