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Forensic report falsified in Hwasong murder case: prosecutionDec 23, 2019The prosecution on Monday demanded a retrial for a man who may have been wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in 1988, in light of new evidence and a series of flaws in the ... -
Gwangju archbishop hopes for justice for missing victims of 1980 military crackdownDec 23, 2019Archbishop Kim Hee-joong of Gwangju wished justice would be served for victims of atrocities committed during martial law in May 1980 in a Christmas message issued Monday. Speaking about the recentl... -
Motel arson suspect admits guilt, to face psychiatric assessmentDec 23, 2019The suspect in a Sunday arson attack at a motel in Gwangju that killed two people and injured 31 others will undergo profiler questioning, police said Monday. Police on Sunday arrested the 39-year-o... -
Arrest warrant sought for ex-justice ministerDec 23, 2019The prosecution on Monday sought an arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk over allegations he abused his power to end a presidential inquiry into a former Busan vice mayor. The Seoul Ea... -
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[News Focus] Men’s population in Korea falls for 4 consecutive monthsDec 23, 2019Number of Korean men may decline for 1st time on yearly basis in 2019 -
Seoul to increase taxi supply to meet seasonal demandDec 23, 2019The Seoul government said Monday it will increase the supply of taxi services in anticipation of a spike in transportation demand around the end of the year and strengthen a crackdown on taxi drivers... -
Police investigate protests at National Assembly premisesDec 22, 2019Police are investigating whether the chairman and floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and the chairman of the minor conservative Our Republican Party encouraged conservative prote... -
Think tank proposes sting operations on child pornDec 22, 2019The National Assembly Research Service, the legislature’s think tank, proposed that the country’s law enforcement system adopt sting operations to combat child pornography. In a report published We... -
Unidentified human remains found in GwangjuDec 22, 2019The bones of some 80 people, 40 of them unidentified, were found Thursday at a former prison site in Gwangju, rekindling suspicions that victims of the 1980 military crackdown on democratic protests ... -
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[Newsmaker] At least 2 killed in Gwangju motel fire, death toll expected to riseDec 22, 2019Arson suspect in ICU with non-life-threatening injuries -
Remains of 40 people discovered at former prison site in GwangjuDec 20, 2019The remains of about 40 people have been discovered at the site of a former prison in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the government said Friday, with some claiming that they may belong to victims ... -
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[Newsmaker] Young parents sentenced for murder over death of infantDec 20, 2019A teenage mother and a father in his 20s were sentenced to prison for the neglect of their newborn baby for five days and leaving it to starve to death. Incheon District Court on Thursday ordered 20... -
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[Newsmaker] Detained PDs of scandal-ridden audition show admit chargesDec 20, 2019A lawyer for two producers of a high-profile K-pop audition show admitted most of their charges involving vote-rigging during a preparatory hearing on Friday. Ahn Joon-young, a director of Mnet cabl... -
Suspended jail terms upheld for Korean Air family in smuggling caseDec 20, 2019An appellate court on Friday upheld suspended prison terms for the widow and eldest daughter of late Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho for smuggling luxury items. The appellate division of the Incheon... -
Prosecutors probe Aekyung scion over propofol abuse allegationDec 20, 2019Chae Seung-seok, son of the Aekyung Group founder and himself formerly CEO of Aekyung Development, is being investigated by prosecutors over alleged abuse of propofol, a highly addictive and short-ac...
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