South Korea prosecutors question Samsung CEO over corruption allegations
April 4, 2008
[JURIST] South Korean prosecutors Friday questioned Samsung [corporate website] Chairman and CEO Kun-Hee Lee [corporate profile] about allegations of corruption, including accusations that Samsung maintained a $200 million slush fund to bribe prosecutors, judges and civil servants. Former Samsung.... [more] 
South Korea human rights commission to investigate North Korea
March 25, 2008
[JURIST] The South Korean National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) [official website, in English] said Tuesday that it will begin an official investigation of alleged human rights violations by North Korea, adding that it will begin the investigation by interviewing North Korean defectors.... [more]
South Korea president-elect cleared of fraud allegations
February 21, 2008
[JURIST] South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak [campaign website] was cleared of fraud allegations Thursday, just days before he is scheduled to take office next Monday. A special prosecutor's team questioned [JURIST report] Lee earlier this month regarding his alleged involvement in a 2001.... [more]
South Korea president-elect questioned in fraud probe
February 17, 2008
[JURIST] South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak [official website] was questioned Sunday by a special prosecutor's team regarding his alleged involvement in a 2001 stock manipulation scheme involving a former business partner and the investment firm BBK [corporate website]. Lee, former mayor.... [more]
South Korea president pardons ex-Daewoo chief, others
December 31, 2007
[JURIST] The South Korean Ministry of Justice [official website] on Monday said that 75 politicians and businessmen would receive amnesty as part of President Roh Moo-hyun's last round of presidential pardons. Among those granted amnesty is former chairman of the Daewoo group [official website].... [more]
South Korea high court upholds sentence for convicted spy
December 13, 2007
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of South Korea [official backgrounder] Thursday upheld the sentence of Michael Jang, a Korean American convicted of spying for North Korea [JURIST news archive] In April, the Seoul District Court in South Korea sentenced five people to jail [JURIST report] for espionage..... [more]
North Korea increasing public executions: rights group
November 27, 2007
[JURIST] The North Korean government is stepping up the use of public executions, according to South Korean aid agency Good Friends [advocacy website, in Korean] Monday. Good Friends said that the regime is targeting public officials accused of crimes such as drug trafficking or embezzlement..... [more]
Microsoft dropping South Korea antitrust appeal
October 16, 2007
[JURIST] Microsoft said Tuesday that it will withdraw its Seoul High Court appeal of a 2006 antitrust ruling by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) [official website]. Last July, Microsoft said it would comply with sanctions [JURIST report] imposed by the KFTC after the Seoul High Court.... [more]
Koreas to work on formal peace treaty replacing 1953 armistice
October 4, 2007
[JURIST] Officials from South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea, said Thursday that the two countries will work on a peace treaty formally ending the Korean War to replace a cease-fire agreement [text] reached in 1953 which was never signed by the South.... [more]
South Korea concludes probe into Intel anti-competition allegations
September 11, 2007
[JURIST] The Korean Fair Trade Commission [official website, in English] has completed a two-year investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel pressured consumers into buying its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) [corporate websites], according to.... [more]
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