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Friday, May 8, 2026

Court Orders Damages Over False Claims Against Prosecutor Park - Seoul Economic Daily

Prosecutor Park Sang-yong has partially won a defamation lawsuit he filed against former and current lawmakers over the so-called "Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office drinking party and feces allegations." The Seoul Central District Court's 25th Civil Division (Chief Judge Kwon Ki-man) on Wednesday ruled partially in favor of Park in the damages suit he filed against nine people, including form...

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Lee Jae-myung vows to crush hoarding as South Korea boosts whistleblower rewards - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz

On the 8th, President Lee Jae-myung said, "If you try to make some money by hoarding and cornering, you will be utterly ruined," adding, "If you are caught, even if we want to be lenient, we cannot." It came two days after he ordered at a recent cabinet meeting to eradicate market-disrupting acts by raising the reward rate under the current Act on the Protection of Public Interest Whistleblower...

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