Prosecutors on Wednesday requested an 18-month prison sentence for Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hoon at the first hearing of his appeal to the Gwangju High Court against his conviction on charges of violating election laws.
If politicians want to avoid the criticism of hiding behind the short statute of limitation, they must dutifully comply to questioning and trial proceedings.
Prosecutors dropped charges against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Wednesday over allegations that he spread false information during the Seoul mayoral by-election in April.
I had the opportunity to tour the United States at the invitation of the U.S. State Department in late 2009. One of the stops was Louisville, Kentucky, cited as the most American city by the State Department. At the time,...
Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the youngest son of late President Kim Dae-jung, was convicted on Tuesday of violating the election law and slapped with a fine.
The prosecution has indicted a group of lawmakers, including Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the youngest son of late President Kim Dae-jung, on charges of violating election laws during the latest general elections.
Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the son of late President Kim Dae-jung, has been expelled from the ruling Democratic Party (DP) over allegations he underreported property ownership and real estate speculation.
The Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that found Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung guilty of violating the election law that forbids lies and falseness in public comments during campaigns. As a result, the top court’s...
The Citizen Party (CP), a satellite offshoot of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), said Tuesday it will expel a lawmaker-elect and ask the prosecution to investigate her for suspected violations of election law.
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