Articles by Kim Yon-se
Kim Yon-se
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Korea, U.S. seek joint probe of Yoo’s alleged tax evasion
Tax authorities in South Korea and the United States will conduct a joint investigation into the allegation that the fugitive Yoo Byung-eun’s family engaged in offshore tax evasion.After the April 16 Sewol ferry disaster, the National Tax Service asked its U.S. counterpart to share intelligence on Yoo, the de facto owner of the sunken vessel, over his alleged dodging of taxes at home and abroad.The U.S. tax agency has recently expressed its willingness to collaborate with the Korean authority in
Social Affairs July 17, 2014
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Police station hides bribe list of murdered businessman
A Seoul police station was found to have made a fraudulent report to its senior agency over the allegation that a businessman, reportedly murdered by an associate of a Seoul City councilor in a contract killing case, bribed public officials.Though the Gangseo district police station had secured two copies of a memo allegedly written by the late businessman, it notified the National Police Agency and the Seoul District Police Agency that it had not seized the memo, investigators said Thursday.In
Social Affairs July 17, 2014
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Coast Guard official probed on Sewol link
The prosecution is investigating a senior Coast Guard official over his alleged engagement in a corruption scandal in the shipping industry. He was a devotee of the Salvation Sect, which is led by Sewol ferry owner Yoo Byung-eun.The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday that it summoned Lee Yong-wook, who has worked as a director general of the Korea Coast Guard and an incumbent official, for two hearings ― on July 14 and July 15 ― over the allegation.Lee was found to have worked f
Social Affairs July 16, 2014
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Woman ordered to pay pension to ex-husband
The top court ruled Wednesday that a divorced person should share severance pay and retirement pension with his or her former spouse even if the money is paid after splitting-up.This marked the first verdict in the nation that future payment including severance pay should be included when dividing wealth during a divorce. The Supreme Court overturned the ruling of an appellate court and district court.A school teacher in her 40s had filed a suit against her ex-husband with the Daejeon Family Cou
Social Affairs July 16, 2014
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Ministry to probe moss animals in major rivers
Over the past few months, the Korean government has been pressured to look into the water quality of the nation’s four largest rivers as bryozoans were found to have formed colonies after the river refurbishment project started in late 2008.Amid a series of allegations raised by environmental protection advocates, the Ministry of Environment has launched a full-fledged probe into the rivers ― the Hangang, Geumgang, Yeongsangang and Nakdonggang ― to investigate the emergence of bryozoans, known a
Social Affairs July 15, 2014
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Investigators file joint suit against prosecutor general
Investigators in the prosecution have filed a class action suit against Prosecutor General Kim Jin-tae, protesting his move to increase the number of investigators by absorbing other civil servants.Investigators at prosecutors’ offices nationwide are not prosecutors but those employed by the state via criminal affairs-related civil servant examinations or are dispatched from the police.Prosecutor General Kim Jin-tae has recently unveiled the law enforcement agency’s plan to widen the eligibility
Social Affairs July 15, 2014
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Unsettled criminal cases surge after Sewol
Since the Sewol ferry disaster on April 16, an increasing number of criminal cases have remained unresolved due to a recent shortage in the number of investigators.As the prosecution has been prioritizing the manhunt for fugitive Yoo Byung-eun, the owner of the capsized ferry, the number of unsettled cases has surged, data from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office showed Monday.The prosecution, in close coordination with police and other state agencies, has been going all out to capture the irregular
Social Affairs July 14, 2014
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Prosecutors investigate murder victim’s bribery list
The prosecution said Monday that it had launched an investigation into the allegation that a businessman, reportedly murdered by an associate of a Seoul City councilor in a contract killing case, bribed public officials.Its action came after investigators discovered a memo allegedly written by the 67-year-old victim, identified by his surname Song.According to the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, the memo shows the names of both ruling and opposition party lawmakers who allegedly acc
Social Affairs July 14, 2014
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Ex-Coast Guard official sentenced to 8 months in jail for Sewol leaks
The Busan District Court on Friday sentenced a former Coast Guard official to eight months in prison for charges of leaking investigative information on the capsized ferry Sewol.The 41-year-old ex-Coast Guard official, surnamed Lee, has been suspected of notifying a senior official at the Korean Register of Shipping of the prosecution’s impending raid of the state-commissioned vessel safety inspection entity. The Busan District Prosecutors’ Office was considering dispatching investigators to the
Social Affairs July 11, 2014
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Parliamentary committee adopts anti-Japan resolution
The South Korean parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a resolution Friday denouncing Japan’s moves to expand the role of its military.Earlier this month, Tokyo adopted a new interpretation of its constitution to exercise the right to collective self-defense, empowering Japan to fight alongside an ally even if the country itself is not attacked.The move has caused concern in South Korea as it could lead to Japanese troops moving on to Korea in the name of helping its ally, the United St
Politics July 11, 2014
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Kerry: U.S., China agree on ‘urgency’ of denuclearizing N.K.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Washington and Beijing agreed on the “important urgency” of swiftly curbing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, adding that they discussed “specific ways” to advance the goal of denuclearizing North Korea.“The United States and China agreed on an important urgency of achieving a denuclearized, stable and prosperous Korean Peninsula, and we discussed specific ways in which we think can advance that goal,” Kerry told reporters as the two nat
North Korea July 11, 2014
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Ex-vice justice minister faces second rape probe
Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui has come under investigation by the prosecution again for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman while working as a senior prosecutor between 2006 and 2008.Though the prosecution cleared Kim and closed the case, which was initially probed by police, citing lack of evidence, in November 2013, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday that the woman recently filed rape charges against the 57-year-old with the investigative agency.As for th
Social Affairs July 10, 2014
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Mysterious river invertebrate raises concern
Environment protection advocates have raised a new claim that the four-river refurbishment project, led by former President Lee Myung-bak, has undermined water quality.They recently cited bryozoans, known as moss animals, which were found to have formed colonies in the nation’s four largest rivers ― Hangang, Geumgang, Yeongsangang and Nakdonggang ― as evidence that the rivers’ ecological systems have suffered from the project.A moss animal is a 0.5-millimeter-long aquatic invertebrate that gener
Social Affairs July 9, 2014
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Prosecution to seek arrest warrant for ferry owner again
The prosecution is reportedly considering asking the court to again issue an arrest warrant for fugitive Yoo Byung-eun as the current warrant, issued by the Incheon District Court on May 22, expires on July 22.According to investigators on Thursday, its action comes as the prosecution believes the ferry owner is still hiding somewhere in the nation. Usually, the prosecution suspends its effort to indict a suspect if the person is believed to have fled abroad.While an ordinary arrest warrant for
Social Affairs July 9, 2014
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Seoul to hold climate change forum
The Ministry of Environment will hold an international conference on mapping out a vision to reduce greenhouse gas at the Grand Hilton Hotel in Seoul on Thursday.About 170 pundits and policymakers from home and aboard are scheduled to participate in the event to discuss ways and reinforce global coordination to regulate human-produced greenhouse gas emissions.The Ministry of Environment has said it aims to cut emissions to 589 million Co2 tons in Korea, based on a forecast that the combined amou
Social Affairs July 9, 2014
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