SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court upheld an 18-month prison sentence for an Uzbek national accused of sending money to a U.N.-designated terrorist group while residing in South Korea, judicial officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court confirmed the lower court’s ruling on the migrant worker from Uzbekistan, saying the provision [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –In the import car sector, a clever discount strategy is being employed to bypass the green license plates mandated for corporate vehicles valued over 80 million won. This workaround involves slightly reducing the acquisition cost to fall below the 80 million won threshold, as the green license plate requirement is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A court on Tuesday recognized the state’s liability to compensate humidifier disinfectant victims or their bereaved families for the first time in South Korea. The Seoul High Court overturned a lower court’s verdict that the state is not responsible for compensation to the victims of toxic humidifier sterilizer products, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday was acquitted of any wrongdoing in a controversial 2015 merger case, a decision expected to strengthen his leadership to overcome mounting challenges and accelerate decision-making within South Korea’s largest conglomerate. Earlier in the day, a Seoul court cleared Lee of charges [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Prosecutors on Friday sought a one-year prison sentence for O Yeong-su, the winner of a 2022 Golden Globe award for his role in “Squid Game,” on charges of sexually harassing a woman in 2017. The 79-year-old O was indicted in November 2022 over allegations that he hugged a woman [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s move to push for a special law that would exempt doctors from criminal prosecution in the event of medical accidents has sparked controversy among patients and civic groups, raising concerns about privilege. On February 1, the government unveiled a new medical policy package that includes a proposal to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Two former senior aides to ousted President Park Geun-hye did not appeal recent court rulings convicting them in connection with an artist blacklist scandal, leading to the finalization of their prison sentences. In a retrial last week, the Seoul High Court sentenced Kim Ki-choon, a former chief of staff [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A woman, who previously drew a 30-year sentence on suspicion of killing her husband by feeding him food and drink mixed with a nicotine solution, was acquitted of murder charges in a retrial by a court on Friday. The Suwon High Court delivered the not-guilty verdict to the 38-year-old [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court on Friday ordered the state to compensate victims of human rights abuses at a now-defunct detention facility for vagrants in the southeastern city of Busan, in the second such ruling recognizing state responsibility in the incident. The Seoul Central District Court ordered the state to pay [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unification ministry said Wednesday it is closely reviewing legal aspects needed to sue North Korea over its illegal operation of the now-shuttered joint industrial complex in the North’s border city of Kaesong. The Donga Ilbo, a local newspaper, reported Wednesday that the government plans to lodge a [...]