SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing police ban on assemblies and demonstrations within a 100-meter radius of the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, will be maintained until the court makes its final judgment on the matter, the city’s police chief said Monday. Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of the Korean National Police Agency, told [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Wednesday they have wrapped up an investigation into a crypto investor accused of trespassing at the apartment of Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, and sent the case to the prosecution suggesting he be indicted. The suspect, whose identity has been withheld, allegedly entered the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first forensic entomology lab opened Tuesday to better harness insect science in criminal investigations, police said. The Korea Forensic Entomology Lab began operations at the Korean Police Investigation Academy in Asan, about 87 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the police. Forensic entomology is the study of [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have decided to continue to ban demonstrations within the 100-meter radius of the new presidential office in Seoul’s central district of Yongsan, sources said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police has recently instructed the Yongsan Police Station and nearby police forces to give a notification of prohibition to those [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Police are pushing for the introduction of an online search of criminal suspects’ mobile phones and other digital devices, officials said Friday. The National Office of Investigation at the Korean National Police Agency has recently announced a public bid for research services to review the legality of online search [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Monday sought the cancellation of HDC Hyundai Development Co.’s business registration in what could be the heaviest punishment against the builder over a deadly partial collapse of a high-rise building. Outer wall structures of the 39-story apartment building under construction in the city, 330 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — New mobile driver’s licenses, which launched via a trial service last month, are attracting a massive number of people, prompting the police to make improvements. The National Police Agency reported that a total of 16,940 people, or 1,200 people daily between Jan. 27 and this Monday had signed up [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will officially operate a smartwatch system that can find almost the exact location of the wearer in emergencies starting later this month to better respond to potential crimes, officials said Wednesday. The location tracking system using smartwatches will first be put into operation by police in the southeastern [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency has established new investigative teams dedicated to responding to stalking and sexual violence crimes, officials said Sunday. The agency’s National Office of Investigation has reorganized its juvenile crime and gender-based violence investigation division earlier this month into four sub teams against stalking, sexual violence, domestic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency announced on Monday that it will introduce a new service to enable the location and situation of those making 112 (the emergency police telephone number) calls via smartphones to be verified in video format in real time. If callers click on a link included in [...]