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Kim Yon-se
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Son’s DNA test reconfirms Yoo’s death
Investigators on Wednesday reconfirmed the dead body found on June 12 by a farmer in a South Jeolla Province city is that of Yoo Byung-eun via a fresh DNA comparison amid continuous doubts cast by critics over the corpse’s authenticity.The National Forensic Service conducted a test on DNA samples from Yoo Dae-kyoon, who was taken into custody on Monday, to compare his genetic makeup with the DNA of his deceased father Yoo Byung-eun.Police said the forensic agency has found that the genetic profi
Social Affairs July 30, 2014
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Warrant sought for Coast Guard official for document forgery
The captain of a Coast Guard patrol boat who was arrested on Tuesday was found to have fabricated a public report on the April 16 Sewol ferry sinking, prosecutors said Wednesday.According to the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, his earlier statement that “the Coast Guard patrol had used megaphones to instruct the Sewol passengers to get out of the ferry” right after they had arrived near the vessel at around 9:30 a.m., April 16, was found to be false.Later in the day, the prosecution asked
Social Affairs July 30, 2014
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Yoo probe restarts from square one
The police said it would reinvestigate the cause of runaway Yoo Byung-eun’s death from square one as fresh allegations have been raised, even after the state forensic agency’s autopsy on the 73-year-old’s body.Investigators hinted Tuesday at the probe’s setback despite the surrender of key aides of the late Yoo, the Sewol ferry owner who was found dead by a farmer on June 12.A news outlet has alleged that the farmer, who owns a plum orchard in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, was not the first t
Social Affairs July 29, 2014
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Migrant workers can receive severance pay only after departure
Migrant workers must now wait until they leave the country to receive severance pay. Migrant workers must leave the country when their visas expire, and according to law since 2011, South Korean employers have been obliged to pay their severance before their departure.The government introduced the policy, dubbed “departure guarantee insurance,” in August 2011 in an effort to prevent employers from withholding severance pay when migrant workers leave Korea as their permitted working period ends.H
Social Affairs July 29, 2014
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Police search for Yoo’s secret woman
Investigators have shifted their manhunt focus to two key close confidantes -- Kim Hea-kyung and Yang Hoi-jeong -- of the late business tycoon Yoo Byung-eun, hoping to determine the cause of the Sewol ferry owner’s death amid a power struggle among his followers.Kim Hea-kyung (left), a core member of the Salvation SectKim Hea-kyung, a former female aide of the deceased Yoo and the head of Hankook Pharma, fled to a foreign country immediately after the April 16 vessel sinking disaster without res
Social Affairs July 29, 2014
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Early voting for by-elections opens
Early voting for the July 30 parliamentary by-elections kicked off Friday for a two-day run amid expectations the vote will serve as a referendum on President Park Geun-hye’s conservative administration.The polls carry extra weight this year because a total of 15 parliamentary seats are up for grabs, the largest-ever number for a by-election. They also come less than two months after the June 4 local elections in which neither the ruling nor the main opposition party claimed a clear-cut victory.
Social Affairs July 25, 2014
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Black box found at site of plane crash
PARIS (AP) ― French officials dispatched a military unit to secure the site in restive northern Mali where an Air Algerie plane crashed with the loss of 116 people. France’s interior minister said Friday that terrorism cannot be excluded as a cause for the tragedy, though it was likely due to bad weather.French president Francois Hollande announced Friday that there were no survivors in the crash of the MD-83 aircraft, owned by Spanish company Swiftair and leased by Algeria’s flagship carrier, w
Social Affairs July 25, 2014
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Autopsy on Sewol owner’s body inconclusive
A state agency-led autopsy on the body of the fugitive Yoo Byung-eun to reveal the cause of his death eventually ended in a failure, seemingly due to the severe decomposition of the corpse.The National Forensic Service said Friday that it had failed to determine the cause of death of Yoo, the owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, who was 73, though it has conducted a postmortem on the body for three days since last Tuesday.National Forensic Service Director General Seo Joong-seok announces the result
Social Affairs July 25, 2014
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Justice chief pressured to quit
The justice minister and chiefs of the two major law enforcement agencies have been pressured to step down from their posts for failing to capture the runaway Yoo Byung-eun, owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, alive.On Thursday, two days after police confirmed Yoo’s death, Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office head Choi Jae-kyung tendered his resignation to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.Lawmakers say that Choi’s superiors should also be held accountable. Among the targeted officials are Justice Mi
Social Affairs July 24, 2014
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Laws block citizens from reporting wrongdoings
After Internet traffic has far surpassed telephone usage, censorship has emerged as a key issue at home and abroad.However, apart from the global issue of whether to prevent faudulent materials or groundless information from spreading on the Internet, the Korean government and state agencies have frequently held a strict yardstick against ordinary citizens over their criticism of policymakers.Past and incumbent governments sometimes appeared to have been paranoid about ordinary citizens denounci
Social Affairs July 23, 2014
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Police confirm Sewol owner’s death
The police confirmed Tuesday that a dead body, found by a farmer in South Jeolla Province on June 12, is that of Yoo Byung-eun, owner of the capsized ferry Sewol.Investigators identified the body through fingerprint comparison and DNA samples, Suncheon Police Station chief Woo Hyung-ho said at a news briefing.Woo said the fingerprints match those of the 73-year-old fugitive and DNA samples approximately match those of his older brother, Byung-il. The older Yoo had been taken into custody for all
Social Affairs July 22, 2014
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No form of sexual harassment can be tolerated: court
An appellate court on Monday overturned the initial ruling that a former Samsung Card executive had been subject to an unreasonable dismissal due to an overly strict sexual harassment policy.The ex-Samsung Card executive was fired for unnecessary physical contact with female employees and teasing them with sexual jokes. He was also found to have urinated on the street in front of the women.Later, he filed a complaint with the state labor agency against the company, demanding “remedy for unfair l
Social Affairs July 21, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Ferry owner’s family deny embezzlement
Runaway Yoo Byung-eun’s wife and brother-in-law denied charges that they pocketed funds of sister firms of Chonghaejin Marine Co., the operator of the capsized ferry Sewol.The Incheon District Court on Monday held the first trial hearing on three family members of Yoo, the owner of the sunken ferry.The attorney for his wife, Kwon Yoon-ja, dismissed the charges issued by the prosecution that Kwon embezzled 29.7 billion won in company funds ($29.1 million) in February 2010.Kwon’s attorney also arg
Social Affairs July 21, 2014
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Manhunt for Yoo’s eldest son underway in Ulsan
Investigators are conducting a full-fledged manhunt for fugitive Yoo Byung-eun’s eldest son, Dae-kyoon, in Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province, according to the prosecution on Sunday.Yoo, the owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, and his son have been put on the nation’s most wanted list. The prosecution has reinforced its investigative manpower in the Gyeongsang region as it obtained the intelligence that one of Yoo Dae-kyoon’s aides, a woman in her 30s, recently bought some goods at a store in Ulsa
Social Affairs July 20, 2014
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Prosecution rejects NIS suit against criminal profiler
The prosecution has turned down litigation from the National Intelligence Service against renowned criminal profiler Pyo Chang-won.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Sunday that it has dismissed the NIS’ defamation suit against Pyo, former professor of the Korean National Police University. It said no charge was found from Pyo’s written view.In January 2013, Pyo claimed in a newspaper column that “the NIS faces a crisis as political heavyweights are exploiting its information, b
Social Affairs July 20, 2014
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