Ruling party, govt. push for abolishing statute of limitations for child sex crime
PoliticsApr 6, 2020
The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government have agreed to push for abolishing the statute of limitations for sex crime involving children and minors. DP and government officials held a consultative meeting Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen the punishment of digital sex crime in response to a high-profile sex exploitation case at online chat rooms involving minors, widely known as the "Nth room case." At least 103 people, including 26 underage girls, are known to have been
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Govt. to further suspend checkups for potential draftees due to coronavirusDefenseApr 6, 2020Physical checkups for potential draftees will be further postponed as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus at military barracks, the military manpower agency said Monday. The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) had planned to resume the checkup next Monday, which has been halted since Feb. 24 over the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but decided to extend the suspension for another week. "It is in line with the government's social distancing guidelines," the agency s -
American citizen at USFK's Camp Humphreys tests positive for COVID-19, bringing total to 19Social affairsApr 5, 2020An American citizen working at U.S. Forces Korea's Camp Humphreys tested positive for the new coronavirus Sunday, the 19th confirmed case for the USFK community. USFK said the infected person is an American construction worker working for the military camp. According to USFK, the U.S. citizen last visited Camp Humphreys, the USFK headquarters in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, and has since been under self-quarantine at his home for having been in contact with another coronavi -
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[Graphic News] S. Korea halts overseas election process in US, 24 other nationsPoliticsApr 5, 2020South Korea will stop overseas election affairs for the April polls in 41 diplomatic missions of 25 nations, including the United States, over the coronavirus pandemic until April 6, according to the National Election Commission. The move followed last week’s decision to suspend the election process in Italy and 16 other countries and territories over the COVID-19 pandemic. The total affected diplomatic missions reached 65 in 41 countries, the NEC said. An estimated 80,500 voters -
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1st, 2nd graders to begin new school year with TV lessons, rather than online classesEducationApr 5, 2020In a new learning environment in South Korea created by the coronavirus outbreak, getting glued to the television screen won't be such a bad thing for young students. The education ministry announced on Sunday that, starting on April 20, first and second graders in elementary school will be following instructions offered in TV programs and handout materials, rather than through live online classes like older students. Those programs will air on the state-run Educational Broadcasting System (EB -
More patients being diagnosed with COVID-19 twiceSocial affairsApr 5, 2020The number of people testing positive for the novel coronavirus for the second time after making a full recovery is growing, sparking fresh concern in the country’s fight against the pathogen. Health authorities are on high alert as seven staff and inpatients at a nursing hospital in North Gyeongsang Province were rediagnosed with COVID-19. The nursing hospital was closed after reporting nearly 70 confirmed virus cases, including seven deaths. This pushed the number of repeat patien -
Rival parties project victories in half of constituenciesPoliticsApr 5, 2020The campaigns for the April 15 general elections are heating up, with the ruling and main opposition parties each hoping to secure the majority of constituencies. While there are only 253 constituencies up for grabs, both the ruling Democratic Party and the main opposition United Future Party are projecting victory in 123 to 130 constituencies. The Democratic Party considers its candidates to have the upper hand in 134 of the 253 constituencies, while the United Future Party considers victo -
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[Newsmaker] US military uses Seoul lab to test troops outside KoreaDefenseApr 5, 2020A Seoul-based lab tested 72 American troops positive for the novel coronavirus, but the US military in Korea said they belonged to soldiers stationed elsewhere, a local report said Sunday. A US hospital at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, where the US military here is headquartered, sent clinical specimens to the lab, and it shared the results with the city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, as it was bound by law to do so. The city pressed the US Forces Korea for more details, but it only conf -
Church to face legal action for holding service against orderSocial affairsApr 5, 2020The Seoul city government said Sunday it will take legal action against a Protestant church for breaking the city's administrative order not to hold mass gatherings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The city is going after Sarang Jeil Church, which pressed ahead with a service for the second consecutive Sunday. It had been banned by the city government from hosting mass events after it violated precautionary measures for containing COVID-19 during its service on March 22. The chur -
Arrest warrant sought for soldier over alleged involvement in online sex exploitation caseSocial affairsApr 5, 2020The military prosecution is seeking an arrest warrant for an Army soldier suspected of involvement in an online sexual exploitation case, military sources said Sunday. According to the sources, the prosecution asked the military court for a pretrial detention warrant for the Army private first class, whose identity is being withheld. The soldier allegedly distributed content of women performing gruesome sex acts under coercion in collaboration with the case's prime suspect, Cho Ju-bin. Polic
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