SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Obstruction of official duties against South Korean police officers remains alarmingly frequent, with more than 9,000 cases recorded last year — nearly 25 incidents every day — according to newly disclosed government data. Figures released by Rep. Seo Beom-soo of the People Power Party, citing the National Police Agency, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s police are intensifying efforts to combat a surge in voice phishing scams, which authorities now describe as a “social disaster” threatening every generation. The National Police Agency on Thursday unveiled five public service videos on YouTube — including one in which a senior police official receives a [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Police investigating allegations of fraudulent stock deals by Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, raided the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it sent investigators to Hybe’s head office in the Yongsan district in the morning to seize materials related [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team raided the national police agency as well as the offices and homes of current and former lawmakers Tuesday as part of its investigation into corruption allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, legal sources said. In a statement to the media, the team said [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have raided the Korea Exchange (KRX), South Korea’s stock market operator, as part of an investigation into allegations of irregularity involving the chairman of Hybe, the K-pop agency behind boy band BTS, according to sources Thursday. Investigators at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency raided the offices of the [...]
INCHEON, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Police on Friday apprehended six American citizens who attempted to release plastic bottles containing rice, one dollar bills and the Bible into the sea near a restricted border area in an effort to send them to North Korea, officials said. The U.S. nationals in their 20s to 50s allegedly [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Police issued a third summons to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to appear for questioning over charges related to his botched martial law bid. Yoon was ordered to appear by next Thursday after he snubbed two previous summonses to appear June 5 and earlier in the day, [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Comedian LeeKyung-gyu is being investigated by police for allegedly driving under the influence with someone else’s car earlier this week, officials said Monday. The 64-year-old veteran comedian reportedly drove the vehicle, which was the same model as his own, on Sunday after a valet mistakenly gave him the wrong [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Police will deploy nearly 30,000 officers to polling stations nationwide this week as part of security measures for the June 3 presidential election, officials said Monday. A total of 28,590 police officers will be stationed across 14,295 polling stations Tuesday, when the nation heads to the polls to elect [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have detected signs of some call records of a secure phone held by former President Yoon Suk Yeol being remotely deleted, just days after his failed martial law attempt, an official said Monday. The records of Yoon’s calls with Hong Jang-won, former first deputy director of the National [...]