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Supreme Court Rules Seoul Must Pay Fees for Gyeongui Line Forest Park Site The Supreme Court has ruled that the Seoul Metropolitan Government must pay the usage fees imposed by the Korea National Railway for the site of the Gyeongui Line Forest Park. SBS Aug 12, 2026 2:13 PM

Supreme Court Reverses Conviction of Niece Who Wielded Knife Against Uncle in Retaliation for Revealing Sexual Abuse The Supreme Court has recognized as a justifiable act the self-defense of a niece who confronted her uncle with a weapon after he came to her home, assaulted her, and threatened her with scissors in retaliation for her disclosing that he had sexually abused her when she was a child. SBS Aug 12, 2026 2:04 PM

Another Victory for Forced Mobilization Victims in Damages Lawsuit Against Nippon Steel The Supreme Court has once again ruled in favor of the bereaved family of a victim of Japanese forced mobilization in a damages lawsuit filed against Nippon Steel (formerly Shin Nippon Steel). SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:59 PM

Told to Host Templestays, but First Floor Houses Privately-Owned Cafe? While visiting temples across the nation to see if templestay programs were operating properly, I saw many places under construction. SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:45 PM

Special Counsel Indicts Former Coast Guard Chief and Top Officials Without Detention Over 'Insurrection Complicity' The special counsel team announced through a media briefing today that it has indicted former Korea Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Jong-wook and former Planning and Coordination Officer Ahn Sung-sik without detention on charges of aiding an insurrection and abuse of authority. SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:35 PM

Despite Focusing on 'Rebellion' Probe, Plans Abandoned... Why Not 'Precedent' nor 'Previous Team'? The 2nd comprehensive special investigation team, led by Special Prosecutor Kwon Chang-young, is expected to ultimately drop its plan to indict former President Yoon Suk Yeol and others under the Military Criminal Act for the charge of rebellion regarding the Dec. SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:33 PM

Taxi Driver Who Abandoned Drunken Passenger on Main Road Faces Prison Term Request During the sentencing hearing held today by Judge Choi Yun-young of Criminal Division 2 at the Gwangju District Court, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office asked the court to sentence the defendant, surnamed Lee , to one year and six months in prison. SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:29 PM

Investment Scam Ring That Stole 1.5 Billion Won via Fake App Busted Using AI Fake Gold Bar The Daejeon Yuseong Police Station announced today that it has apprehended eight members of an investment reading scam organization on charges of fraud and other offenses, and has formally detained six of them, including a domestic total fund manager identified by the surname A . SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:16 PM

Chlorine Gas Leak Reported at Korea Nano Technology Institute in Suwon, Prompting Temporary Evacuation of Around 200 People At 8:23 a.m. today , a 119 emergency report was received stating that chlorine gas had leaked in a cleanroom on the second floor of the Korea Nano Technology Institute in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Aug 12, 2026 12:49 PM

Supreme Court: Samsung Securities Must Pay NPS 1.8 Billion Won for 'Phantom Stock' Incident The Supreme Court's Second Division (Presiding Justice Oh Kyung-mi) finalized the lower court ruling on Wednesday, which partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the damage suit filed by the NPS against Samsung Securities. SBS Aug 12, 2026 12:49 PM