SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A court hearing on whether to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over charges related to his failed attempt to impose martial law ended Wednesday after nearly seven hours. The hearing at the Seoul Central District Court ran from about 2:20 p.m. to 9 p.m., [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A man who stunned the nation for having allegedly abused his nine-year-old stepdaughter brutally for nearly four years was put behind bars on Monday after a court issued a pre-trial detention warrant against him. The Milyang branch of the Changwon District Court approved the police’s request for a warrant [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Friday rejected an arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk in a probe into his suspected role in ending an inspection into bribery allegations involving a former Busan vice mayor. Earlier this week, prosecutors filed for an arrest warrant for Cho, former senior presidential [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign criminals being detained or arrested in South Korea will be presented with a warrant written in their own language under a government bid to prevent discrimination against aliens in legal proceedings, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) said that prosecutors will use an arrest warrant translated [...]
SUWON, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Yoo-chun, an actor and former member of boy band JYJ was arrested Friday over his alleged use of drugs. The Suwon District Court issued an arrest warrant for the 33-year-old Park over allegations that he took drugs together with the granddaughter of the founder of a dairy producer. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court on Thursday rejected an arrest warrant sought for Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s de facto leader, dealing a blow to investigators who have been accelerating the probe into an influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye and her friend. On Monday, an independent counsel team looking into [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The special team of prosecutors probing the corruption scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye has requested an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, the vice chairman and de facto leader of Samsung Group, on charges of bribery, embezzlement, and perjury. This marks the first time that officials have issued a warrant [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An arrest warrant for a former lawmaker and husband of President Park Geun-hye‘s cousin was issued Wednesday over bribery-taking suspicions, court officials said. The Uijeongbu District Court approved the arrest of the 77-year-old, identified only by his surname Yoon, citing fear of flight or destruction of evidence. Yoon is [...]