BUSAN, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean law enforcement agencies are investigating two male police officers who engaged in sexual relationships with high-school girls they were assigned to counsel and protect. The ‘school-assigned police officer system’ was implemented nationwide in 2012 following a tragic 2011 incident in which a middle school student committed suicide after [...]
CHEONGJU, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of passengers have been caught in recent months trying to board airplanes with live ammunition, many of who were reservists or active duty police offers, or soldiers who snuck out bullets mainly to commemorate their service. The events have signaled a loophole in the maintenance of firearms [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Current and former police officers are teaming up to form an organization, called the Korea Institute for Licensed Private Investigators, the first step forward in legitimizing private investigators, with the ultimate goal of having the national assembly pass legislation to legalize the profession. It’s also the first time that [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean National Police Agency revealed Sunday that its officers will start wearing redesigned uniforms in June. The new uniforms feature navy pants with turquoise tops for regular duty police officers, and ivory-white tops for traffic police. According to the agency, the color turquoise represents both warmth and coldness, [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Driving can be stressful, especially among reckless drivers who always seem to find you regardless of the time or location. In an effort to prevent potential accidents, Korean drivers who are investigated for violating general traffic rules will soon be subject to an examination for danger levels of reckless [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Koreans have been arrested on charges of arranging sex between an affluent South Korean businessman in the United States and four women, one of whom is a well-known actress, Seoul police said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said it has arrested the two men, surnamed [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agencies are being criticized for focusing more on publicity and performance records rather than investigating and fighting crime. Even the police themselves acknowledge that taking pictures to upload on their SNS accounts during urgent missions has become an issue, and sometimes the contents are exaggerated in the [...]
BUSAN, Feb.26 (Korea Bizwire) – Many cases which the police caught suspects using SNS are being reported. Now, SNS plays an important role in distributing ‘Wanted ads’, since the information spreads rapidly. A suspect who sexually harassed two little girls and was on the lam for the past seven months was finally captured thanks to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A human rights group staged a hologram rally, called a “ghost rally,” in central Seoul on Wednesday night, chanting slogans and waving banners on a giant screen. The rally was the first of its kind in South Korea and the second internationally following one in Spain last April. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - An association of 118 civic groups will hold a street demonstration in central Seoul this weekend, police said Friday, following a court ruling that overturned the police ban on the rally. It is the second rally after one in mid-November, which brought tens of thousands of demonstrators to the streets [...]