- A memorial service will be held for fallen soldiers and police officers of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, who are mourned even in death.
- The weight of death was different for the 27 soldiers and police officers who gave their lives while trying to protect citizens' lives and property from rioters who stole reserve forces' weapons during the 5·1...
- 2026-05-08
- Im Sung-geun, former division commander, sentenced to 3 years in prison for 'Chae Sang-byeong's death'..."Neglected life-threatening dangers"
- Im Sung-geun, the former commander of the 1st Marine Division, who was identified as responsible for the death of Corporal Chae Su-geun and indicted, received a prison sentence in the first trial.The Seoul Cent...
- 2026-05-08
- [Urgent Appeal] CEO Oh Sang-jong "Please join the movement against constitutional amendment by the 10th"
- Oh Sang-jong, Representative of the Korean National Dignity Group, conveyed a fervent message: "We ask for your participation in the anti-constitutional amendment movement until the 10th." Representative Oh San...
- 2026-05-07
- Court, Google's corporate tax also canceled... 'Global Big Tech' wins lawsuits one after another
- Following Netflix and Meta, Google has also won its corporate tax lawsuit against tax authorities.On the 7th, the 9-1 Administrative Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Hong Ji-young, Kim Dong-wa...
- 2026-05-07
- Han Duck-soo 23 years in prison → 15 years… appellate court "abandoned duties and participated in rebellion"
- Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was indicted on charges of participating in the December 3 emergency martial law, received a lighter sentence of 15 years in prison in the second trial, down from the fir...
- 2026-05-07
- Jung Yu-ra, released on probation after first-instance ruling... Appeals hardship and child-rearing
- Jung Yoo-yeon (formerly Jung Yoo-ra), who was on trial in detention for fraud and insult charges, has been released after receiving a suspended sentence in the first trial. On the 7th, Judge Ha Seok-chan of the...
- 2026-05-07
- 31 Democratic Party lawmakers, including Seo Min-wi and Chun Jun-ho, indicted on charges of 'sedition and abuse of power'
- The civic group, Committee for the Countermeasures of the People's Livelihood (Seominwi), has filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against Democratic Party lawmaker Chun Jun-ho and 30 oth...
- 2026-05-07
- Kim Keon-hee's 2nd trial judge's death casts a pall over the court; Chief Justice also offers condolences.
- Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae visited the mourning hall of Judge Shin Jong-oh of the Seoul High Court (55, 27th graduating class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, equivalent to a chief district court...
- 2026-05-06
- 1 night, 2 days all-night rally to block constitutional amendment... Hosted by the Grand Constitutional Assembly, held from 6:30 PM on the 6th in front of the National Assembly.
- The 'Stop Constitutional Amendment 1-Night, 2-Day Rally' began in front of Exit 2 of the National Assembly Station in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 6th, one day before the National Assembly's plenary session vote on t...
- 2026-05-06
- [Interview] "Postpone your livelihood and come out to fight... If constitutional amendment passes, South Korea will disappear," says Professor Lee Hee-chun
- Professor Lee Hee-cheon, an expert in anti-communism who served 27 years at the National Intelligence Service and taught national and historical perspectives to elite agents for 17 years. He is also the person ...
- 2026-05-06
- “Kim Eo-jun and Jeong Cheong-rae must answer”… Seominwi notifies the special committee for the national investigation of cooperation in the investigation of suspicions of 'remitting funds to North Korea'.
- The civic group Committee for Measures for the People's Livelihoods (CMPL) has notified Kim Eo-jun, president of Ttanzilbo, and Jeong Cheong-rae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, demanding that they cho...
- 2026-05-06
- The Korean Association of Law Professors: "The Special Prosecutor Act on Fabricated Prosecutions is a grave challenge to the rule of law."
- The Korean Association of Law Professors criticized the 'Special Prosecutor Act on Suspicions of Fabricated Investigations and Prosecutions by the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration' proposed by the Democratic Party,...
- 2026-05-06
- Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, Prosecutes Sitting Judge... "Received Money and Valuables from Alumni Lawyer to Reduce Sentence"
- A sitting chief judge has been indicted for accepting tens of millions of won in cash and gifts from a lawyer, a high school alumnus, in exchange for providing favors related to trials.The Investigation Departm...
- 2026-05-06
- 'Kim Keon-hee 2nd Trial' Presiding High Court Judge Found Dead... With a Will
- Judge Shin Jong-oh of the Seoul High Court, who presided over the appellate trial of First Lady Kim Keon-hee on charges including Deutsch Motors stock manipulation, was found dead near the courthouse early on t...
- 2026-05-06
- High Court Judge Presiding Over Kim Keon-hee's Second Trial Found Dead
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- Judge Shin Jong-oh of the Seoul High Court, who presided over the appellate trial of First Lady Kim Keon-hee's alleged involvement in Deutsch Motors stock manipulation, was found dead early this morning.Accordi...
- 2026-05-06
- Special Prosecutor Notifies Kim Yong-hyun of Summons for 'Organizing Criminal Organization' Charge... Kim: "Will Not Attend"
- The special prosecutor's team, investigating lingering suspicions after the third special prosecutor's inquiry, notified former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to appear for questioning as a suspect on the 6th. ...
- 2026-05-06
- Seoul High Prosecutors' Office concludes 'Lee Hwa-young was at the drinking session'... disciplinary action for Park Sang-yong to be decided soon
- The Seoul High Prosecutors' Office's task force (TF) for inspecting human rights violations, which has been investigating allegations of a so-called 'salmon drinking party' raised during the Ssangbangul North K...
- 2026-05-06
- [Exclusive] "5.18 North Korean Involvement Hwang Jang-yop List, YS Ignored, CIA Knew"
- Testimony from Former CIA Agent Michael Yi "Secured 'Consistent Testimony' During Interrogation of North Korean Defectors at the US Embassy in Korea" "Hwang Jang-yop's List Was Buried in the Dirt by Kim Young-s...
- 2026-05-05
- Prosecutor Park Sang-yong publicly requests veto power exercise for Lee Jae-myung... "Only the President can prevent a pseudo-trial"
- Prosecutor Park Sang-yong has publicly requested that President Lee Jae-myung exercise his veto power over the special prosecutor bill. Park Sang-yong, a deputy chief prosecutor at the Incheon District Prosecut...
- 2026-05-04
- 'Thailand Repatriation' Park Wang-yeol, Drug Supplier, Arrested... Court "Risk of Flight"
- Mr. Choi (51), who was forcibly repatriated from Thailand on suspicion of supplying drugs worth approximately 10 billion won, including methamphetamine, to Park Wang-yeol, known as the "Drug King," was arrested...
- 2026-05-04