Kim Geun-sik, an infamous child rapist, will be prohibited from leaving his house in the morning when school starts after his release on Oct. 15. Kim, 54, has served 15 years in prison for raping 11 minors in 2006. According to legal circles, Sunday, the Seoul Southern District Court has accepted the prosecution s request to extend Kim s curfew hours from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. The initial curfew hours had been from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Should President Moon be 1st in line for COVID-19 vaccine?
Posted : 2021-02-22 16:40
Updated : 2021-02-23 10:21
President Moon Jae-in puts on a face mask during a meeting with senior members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. Yonhap
By Jun Ji-hye
President Moon Jae-in has faced calls from the conservative main opposition party to be the first recipient of Korea s administration of AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine, as public concerns have deepened due to the government s inconsistent stance on the matter, leading to questions of its safety and efficacy, especially for the elderly.
In response, some members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) slammed the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for treating the head of the state as something to be experimented on.
Ranking officials hit for ethical lapses
Posted : 2020-12-22 17:02
Updated : 2020-12-22 18:06
Land minister nominee Byeon Chang-heum, right, participates in an event with President Moon Jae-in in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Dec. 11. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seok
By Do Je-hae
The Moon Jae-in administration is being hit for alleged ethical lapses of high-level officials and nominees for ranking posts.
Criticism is stronger as the Moon government has been claiming to advocate fairness and transparency since its inauguration.
Byeon Chang-heum, former CEO of the Korea Land & Housing Corp. (LH) and the nominee for the minister of land, infrastructure and transport, has been hit by the opposition and civic groups for some remarks he made regarding an accident at Guui Station in Seoul in 2016, where a subcontracted worker surnamed Kim, 19, was killed by a subway train while fixing a safety door on a metro platform.