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Special Investigation Team Requests Arrest Warrant for Former Detective Chief Over 'Jang Yoon-gi Case' Botched Investigation Allegations The National Police Agency's special investigation team announced today that it has requested a pre-indictment arrest warrant for the then-detective chief, Superintendent A, on charges including abuse of power. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:36 PM

Police Leave Case Unattended for 4 Years After Receiving Request for Supplementary Investigation, Act Only 1 Month Before Statute of Limitations Expires It has been revealed that the police failed to respond to a prosecutor's request for supplementary investigation for over four years due to an officer's oversight, only processing the case one month before the statute of limitations was set to expire. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:28 PM

Body of Missing Septuagenarian Found After 8 Days; More 'Water Bombs' Expected This Weekend A body, presumed to be that of a man in his 70s who went missing after being swept away by a flash flood in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on the 9th during a heavy rain warning, has been discovered after an eight-day search. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:27 PM

"As Good as a Hotel Pool": Nearly 150,000 Visit Han River Swimming Pools According to the city, a total of 149,988 people visited the facilities over the 26 days from their opening on June 19 through July 14. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:26 PM

Actor Fees for Government-Supported Films Capped at Under 10% of Production Costs: A Wave of Mutual Growth The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council announced that they would sign the "Agreement between the Government, Production Companies, and Management Agencies for the Revitalization of Korean Film Production" this afternoon at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:22 PM

Police to Implement Conflict-of-Interest Rules for Family-Related Cases, Strengthen Oversight The government is pushing to introduce a conflict-of-interest system that transfers cases involving a police officer's family members to other jurisdictions, as well as establishing an independent investigative body under the National Police Commission to enhance the fairness and democratic control of police investigations. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:20 PM

Supreme Court Confirms 14-Month Prison Sentence for Lee Jong-ho, Associate of Kim Keon-hee, in Trial Lobbying Case The Supreme Court's First Division (Justice Shin Sook-hee presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling on July 16, sentencing Lee, who was charged with violating the Attorney-at-Law Act, to one year and two months in prison and ordering the forfeiture of 71.1 million won. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:18 PM

Convenience Store Staff Rewarded for Going Above and Beyond to Help Japanese Tourist Convenience store employees at Incheon International Airport have been rewarded for their dedicated efforts to help a Japanese tourist recover a lost pair of wireless earbuds. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:15 PM

Former Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon Receives Suspended Sentence in 'Moon Administration Blacklist' Case The Supreme Court's First Division (Justice Shin Sook-hee presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling on July 16, sentencing the former minister to six months in prison, suspended for one year, on charges of abuse of power. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:12 PM

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal and Dismissal of Charges for Kim Ye-seong, Known as 'Butler to Kim Keon-hee' The Second Division of the Supreme Court (Justice Oh Kyung-mi presiding) upheld the lower court's ruling on July 16, which acquitted Kim of some charges and dismissed others regarding his indictment for embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Jul 16, 2026 3:10 PM