Prosecutors raid YouTuber GooJeYeok’s home in blackmail investigation

Prosecutors on Thursday raided the residence of YouTuber GooJeYeok as part of an investigation into allegations of coercion and blackmail against another popular YouTuber, Tzuyang.

2024-07-19

Police official arrested for allegedly leaking info on late actor Lee Sun-kyun

The Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency’s anti-corruption crime investigation team arrested a senior-level police official belonging to the Incheon Police Agency Thursday morning, according to investigative authorities the same day.

2024-03-21

Police raid doctors' groups over influence of senior members on strike

Investigators stormed the offices of the Korean Medical Association and Seoul Medical Association in a probe of their members' role in the ongoing strike by junior doctors.

2024-03-01

Police raid media watchdog over private info leak allegations

Police raided the state-run Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) on Monday in an investigation into allegations that a staffer leaked the personal information of petitioners who had filed complaints with the KCSC to media outlets.

2024-01-15

Prosecutors raid Hyundai AutoEver CEO's home in embezzlement investigation

Prosecutors raided the residence of Hyundai AutoEver CEO Seo Jeong-sik as well as other homes as part of investigations into embezzlement allegations including KT Cloud's purchase of shares of Spark & Associates, which is now know as OpenCloud Lab.

2023-11-20

Statistical agencies raided over Moon gov't's alleged number fudging

The Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office raided the Statistics Korea headquarters and other related offices suspected of data manipulation after the BAI requested an investigation into allegations that the Moon government had tampered with data.

2023-10-05

KT probe

Prosecutors raided the headquarters and offices of KT Cloud and OpenCloud Lab and the residence of Yoon Kyung-lim, former head of KT's transformation division, in search of evidence related to a breach of duty case involving former CEO Ku Hyeon-mo.

2023-08-28

Country comes to a standstill after civil defense drill siren sets off

The nationwide drill conducted on Wednesday was aimed at simulating possible air raids or missile attacks from North Korea. This exercise is separate from civilian drills held for natural disasters like earthquakes or fires.

2023-08-23

FSS raids KB Kookmin over suspected stocks grift

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) raided the headquarters of KB Kookmin Bank in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Thursday, over suspicions that six employees used undisclosed information for personal profit.