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Korea JoongAng Daily

Foreign national accused of smuggling underage individuals into Korea disguised as tourists arrested

A Kazakh national accused of smuggling 15 underage individuals into Korea by disguising them as tourists has been apprehended by immigration authorities.

2026-04-27

Police data finds that small proportion of suspects in stalking, domestic violence cases are detained

Only a small proportion of suspects in stalking and domestic violence cases are being detained despite increased measures to curb such crimes, according to recent police data.

2026-04-07

Gov't to release app that allows victims to monitor location of stalkers

A new mobile application will allow stalking victims to track their stalkers' whereabouts, the Ministry of Justice said Sunday, as authorities seek to bolster protection for victims following the killing of a young woman last month.

2026-04-05

Parliament passes revision allowing stalking victims to directly request restraining order

Nearly three weeks after a woman was allegedly killed by her stalker in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, parliament passed a legal revision allowing victims to seek restraining orders directly from a court without going through the police or prosecutors.

2026-04-01

Complaint filed against Supreme Court justices on first day of judicial distortion law

Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de and Justice Park Young-jae were the subject of a criminal complaint for allegedly abusing judicial authority. The complaint came on the first day a new law criminalizing the offense took effect.

2026-03-12

Justice ministry vows to come down hard on gas price gouging

The Ministry of Justice said on Friday it would take stern measures against those who collude to raise gas prices amid concerns over increasing fuel prices due to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

2026-03-06

Korea overhauls immigration to draw highly skilled workers, build long-term framework

Facing a rapidly shrinking workforce and deepening labor shortages, Korea unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its immigration system, aiming to attract more highly skilled foreign workers and build a long-term framework for managing migration.

2026-03-03

Supreme Court chief justice urges reconsideration of sweeping legal changes

Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de urged lawmakers to reconsider recently passed judicial reform bills, cautioning that the changes should be examined to determine whether they "truly benefit the people" or pose a risk to judicial integrity.

2026-03-03

Were Epstein-related records mistakenly witheld?: Justice Department reviews

The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that it was looking into whether it had improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

2026-02-26

Justice Department suit accuses UCLA of failing to protect Jewish employees from campus hostility

The U.S. Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.

2026-02-25