The Seoul High Court reversed the first trial and acquitted Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, of violating the Public Official Election Act during the appeal trial on the 26th, creating a stark divide in the atmosphere among the assembled crowds near the courthouse. Supporters of Le...
On the 26th, ahead of the appeal ruling in the case against Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act, supporters of the leader and members of conservative organizations gathered near the Seoul High Court in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul,...
On the 24th, the student councils of nine major universities, including Yonsei University and Korea University, claimed that the national pension reform plan, which passed the National Assembly with bipartisan agreement, "places excessive burdens on the 2030 generation while restructuring to benefit...
When the Constitutional Court dismissed the National Assembly's impeachment motion against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on the 24th, protesters gathered near the court cheering against the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. As reports emerged that the Constitutional Court had dismissed the impea...
“This is an illegal enforcement area, so you need to sell quickly and get out. Take one (bag). I will give you a Chanel for 150,000 won.” On the afternoon of the 20th at around 1:20 p.m., a "lightning market" opened in the underground shopping area corridor of the Express Bus Terminal in the Jamwon-...
Vice Administrator Kim Sung-hoon of the Presidential Security Service, who is accused of obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk-yeol, said on the 21st, "If I neglect my duties out of fear of punishment, then I believe there is no reason for the existence of the Sec...
The prosecution has sought a one-year prison sentence for former President Moon Jae-in's daughter, Da-hye (42), who was indicted on charges of drunk driving and illegal lodging business. On the morning of the 20th at 11:10 a.m., during the first trial held at the Seoul Western District Court by Dir...
Former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn claimed on the 19th regarding the disturbance at the Seoul Western District Court that it was "a resistance to the wrongful investigation and detention by investigative agencies" against President Yoon Suk-yeol. The 11th Criminal Division of the Seoul We...
An 80-year-old Namsung man was arrested by the police for stealing a necklace at a department store in Sinchon, Seoul. The Seoul Seodaemun Police Station said on the 19th that an 80-year-old man, referred to as A, was arrested on the spot for theft after being caught by a department store security g...
The court will decide on the detention of Kim Sung-hoon, the Vice Administrator of the Presidential Security Service, and Lee Kwang-woo, the Deputy Minister, who are accused of obstructing the arrest of President Yoon Suk-yeol, on the 21st. The Seoul Western District Court announced on the 19th that...
