The decision to suspend a judge for three months after he was found to have illegally paid for sex is fanning criticism against the judiciary. According to local reports, the judge in question a 43-year old who holds a post in an Ulsan court was found to have worked at his regular job for a month before he was suspended by the Supreme Court. He was summarily indicted for the crime of paying money for sexual int.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is showing mixed responses after the ruling People Power Party (PPP) named former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, who is viewed as a protégé of President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the party s interim head.
Opposition is growing within the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea to former party leader Lee Nak-yon s push to create a new political party, with critics arguing the former prime minister is dividing the opposition ahead of April s general elections.
The government s ambitious plan to establish a new migrant-related government agency is stalling as the immigration policy committee - despite its reorganization last year for the agency launch - has not held a meeting for nearly a year.
Less than one in four suspects indicted for alleged stalking crimes have been sentenced to prison terms, whereas the number of suspended sentences and acquittals increased, data showed Tuesday. Of the 959 people indicted for violating the Stalking Punishment Act last year, only 22.73 percent, or 218 suspects, received a prison sentence in the first trial, according to Supreme Court data released by Rep. Park Yong-jin.