South Korean Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon Granted Bail
A Seoul court granted bail to controversial activist pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon, who had been detained in connection with a courthouse riot last year.
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Doctor sentenced to 6 years for murder disguised as abortion
A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced an obstetrician to six years in prison for performing a cesarean on a 36-week pregnant woman and killing the baby, amid a lack of legal provisions to regulate…
Seoul Court Upholds Government Order for Activist's Passport Return
A Seoul court has rejected an activist's appeal to halt a government order requiring the return of their passport, affirming the state's directive.
South Korea’s Yoon calls court biased after life sentence for rebellion: ‘fight not over’
Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence for rebellion handed down by a Seoul court the previous day. In a statement released by his lawyers, Yoon maintained that his abrupt and short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024 was done “solely for the sake of the nation and our people”, and dismissed the Seoul Central District Court as biased against him. Yoon, who was removed from office amid a political crisis set...
Seoul Court Rejects PPP Lawmaker's Injunction in Mayoral Race
A Seoul court dismissed an injunction request filed by Rep. Joo Ho-young against the People Power Party's decision to exclude him from the nomination for Daegu mayor in the upcoming local elections.