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, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A British free climber was referred to the prosecution for possible indictment after he climbed up to the 72nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in Seoul without permission earlier this month, police said Monday. George King-Thompson, 24, was taken into custody while climbing up the outer wall of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors launched a special investigation unit on Tuesday to combat growing drug crimes through coordinated efforts with other government agencies. The unit comprises four investigation teams at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office and district prosecutors offices in Incheon, Busan and Gwangju, respectively, the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) said. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The prosecution plans to set up special investigation teams at four major transportation points across the nation to step up efforts to fight growing drug crimes, officials said Friday. Four special anti-drug investigation teams, to be staffed by a total of about 80 prosecution, customs, intelligence, food safety and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A leader of a phone scam ring may face up to life imprisonment in South Korea from now on, as the prosecution has toughened punishment guidelines for such crimes, judicial sources said Monday. The Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) last week enforced the harsher penalty guideline aimed at better responding [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office announced that it will launch an attendance and return-home support service for the socially vulnerable starting from Monday. Under this service, those who have psychological or physical difficulty going to the prosecutor’s office for investigation or returning home after investigation can request support [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The prosecution said Sunday it is providing a number of services to support foreign crime victims going through local criminal procedures. Foreign victims can learn criminal procedures from videos posted by the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) on its YouTube channel in five different languages — Chinese, English, Thai, Vietnamese and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy sparked among South Koreans following a recent decision by the prosecution to deem Tada, a car sharing service, an illegal business and subject the company’s executives to a trial. The taxi industry welcomed the move, while startups saw this as a major setback to their survival. Seoul Central [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The prosecution has decided to reinvestigate the local unit of McDonald’s over allegations that undercooked burgers sold at its restaurants caused illness among some customers, officials said Friday. Reversing its 2018 decision to drop the related charges, state prosecutors said they will resume the probe into the so-called burger [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Supporters of South Korea’s embattled justice minister, Cho Kuk, staged another massive candlelight vigil right in front of the prosecution’s headquarters in southern Seoul on Saturday, as Cho’s wife was grilled again by investigators over her alleged role in the fraud and corruption scandal that has roiled the country [...]