SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The top court has toughened the sentencing guidelines for fatal industrial accidents that result from violations of safety measures amid mounting criticism that the punishment for those who caused the accidents is too lenient. The Sentencing Commission of the Supreme Court confirmed Monday that the basic sentence range is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Monday, in a retrial of a bribery case involving former President Park Geun-hye. He was put behind bars again less than three years after he was allowed to walk free. The Seoul High Court gave Lee, vice [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — New sentencing guidelines will subject business owners to up to 10 1/2 years behind bars in the event of their employees’ deaths owing to lax safety or health protection measures, the top court said Tuesday. According to the Supreme Court, its Sentencing Commission fixed the guidelines on workplace disaster [...]
GWANGJU, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Monday found former President Chun Doo-hwan guilty of defaming a late activist who testified to having witnessed Chun’s troops shooting from helicopters on pro-democracy demonstrators in Gwangju. The Gwangju District Court endorsed the claims of late priest Cho Pius that there were shootings at civilians from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — There is a big difference between choosing a sentence for a murder case just by watching the news and issuing a ruling after watching a video of the case as a direct judge. According to the Supreme Court’s Sentencing Committee, people who used the content of the sentencing experience [...]