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Opposition leader at court
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, appears at the Central District Court in Seoul on March 11, ...
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Appeals court holds first hearing in Lee Jae-myung subornation case
The Seoul High Court on Thursday held the first hearing of prosecutors’ appeal against Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee ...
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(2nd LD) Prosecutors demand 2-yr prison term for opposition leader in election law violation case
The opposition leader is accused of lying during a media interview in December 2021 that he did not know the late Kim Moon-ki, a former executive of Seongnam Development Corp., which was behind a ...
Opposition leader attends final hearing of appellate trial in election law violation case
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung attended the final hearing of his appellate trial Wednesday on charges of lying as a ...
Public intimidation to be punished by up to 5 years in prison
The South Korean parliament on Thursday passed a law revision that would allow criminal punishment for those issuing threats of murder or violence against the general public. The revision of the ...
Koreans still rely on legacy banks as primary source of financial services, but fintechs gain ground
Jang, a 28-year-old employee at an IT company in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, uses Woori Bank, one of Korea's major ...
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Prosecutors demand two-year sentence for DP chief Lee on false statement charges
Prosecutors demanded a two-year prison sentence for Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung, who was indicted on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, in an appeal trial on ...