Prosecutors revealed the face and identity of Kim Re-ah, who is charged with killing his girlfriend after she ended their relationship and severely injuring her mother last month.
Bank accounts used for illegal gambling and drug crimes in Korea may soon be subject to freezing upon the request of victims and investigating authorities.
Prosecutors is considering of seeking an arrest warrant against former Democratic Party (DP) leader Song Young-gil, who is under investigation for alleged vote-buying during the party's 2021 convention.
During a televised debate, Lee Jae-myung, who was running for Gyeonggi governor office in 2018, denied accusations that he had been convicted for falsely posing as a prosecutor.
“One can’t but wonder if political consideration was made in a judiciary decision to state that there is no possibility of destroying or tampering with evidence just because the person is the leader of a political party,” a prosecutor said.
Police officials in Osan confiscated the vehicle of a 25-year-old man, only identified as Lim, who killed a pedestrian while driving drunk late last month.
Teenagers that have been indicted on drug related crime have surged 304 percent to 481 people between 2017 and 2022. All drug related criminals that have been indicted have increased 30 percent during the same period.
The government on Tuesday announced a wide-ranging strategy to combat illegal drug use and distribution and strengthen anti-drug education as President Yoon Suk Yeol called reports of illicit drugs being distributed to teenagers "most shocking."
Prosecutors on Wednesday detained a military official who was allegedly behind a 2017 plan to impose martial law to suppress the mass protests calling for the impeachment of then-President Park Geun-hye.
Four South Korean activists arrested earlier this month on charges of inciting sedition on orders from North Korea are refusing to cooperate with investigators from the state prosecution service, according to prosecution officials on Tuesday.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap