A bar hostess and a former actor who extorted a total of 350 million won ($241,000) from late actor Lee Sun-kyun were sentenced to prison by a court on Thursday.
Cho must remember that he should use his prison term to atone for his wrongdoings.
After the court's first ruling, the DP leader awaits rulings on charges of subordination of perjury, remitting $8 million to North Korea and orchestrating an illegal redevelopment when he was Seongnam mayor.
Song Young-gil, a former Democratic Party (DP) leader embroiled in a cash-for-votes scandal, will deliver his campaign speech from prison on Thursday and next Tuesday.
A 61-year-old man who called the police threatening to kill the president was sentenced to jail by the Seoul Northern District Court.
Singer Jung Joon-young, who served a five-year prison sentence for raping multiple women, was released Tuesday morning from a prison in Mokpo, South Jeolla.
The court sentenced Jeon Cheong-jo, former fiancé of Olympian Nam Hyun-hee, who falsely claimed to be the third generation scion of a Korean casino and hotel conglomerate, to 12 years in prison.
More and more convicted criminals are going on the lam before their final court dates due to legal loopholes.
The prosecution must investigate the case fast and bring them to justice before it’s too late.
Prosecutors sought seven years in prison for Himchan, a member of the now-disbanded boy band B.A.P, who is facing sexual assault charges.
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