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Former KT CEO Ku Hyun-mo Acquitted in First Trial Over Alleged Interference in Subcontractor Management The 23rd Criminal Settlement Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Oh Se-yong) acquitted former CEO Ku, who was tried on charges of violating the Fair Subcontract Transactions Act, on the 25th. SBS Aug 25, 2026 4:25 PM

Police Officer Closed Missing Person Case Without Checking Clues Even After Will Mentioning Debt It has been additionally revealed that a police officer in Jeju, who falsely closed missing person cases, failed to investigate even after capturing clues related to a case. SBS Aug 25, 2026 3:53 PM

Phishing Ring That Even Intercepted 112 Emergency Calls Busted for Stealing 10 Billion Won Using Check Cards as Bait The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency announced today that it has transferred six South Korean suspects, who were recently forcibly repatriated from China to South Korea, to the prosecution under arrest for charges including joining and acting as part of a criminal organization and violating the Special Act on the Prevention of and Refund on Losses from Telecommunications-based Financial Fraud. SBS Aug 25, 2026 3:40 PM

Police Relieve Four Jeju Officials of Duty Over False Closure of Missing Person Case Those affected include the former chief of the Jeju Seobu Police Station who was in office when the case was first received, the current chief, the head of the detective division, and the head of the missing persons team. SBS Aug 25, 2026 3:25 PM

Suspect in Water Park Women's Changing Room Filming Also Investigated for Indecent Act in Wave Pool Days Later It has been confirmed that a man in his 20s, who was arrested for disguising himself with a short-cut wig and sneaking into the women's changing room at the Caribbean Bay water park to illegally film victims, is also under investigation for allegedly groping a woman in the wave pool. SBS Aug 25, 2026 3:24 PM

"Scared to Go" and "Gyulbodia": Tragedy of Missing Persons Sparks Outpouring of Jeju-phobia Amid the recent consecutive discoveries of missing persons found dead in Jeju, controversy is growing as derogatory remarks targeting the entire Jeju region continue to spread. SBS Aug 25, 2026 3:19 PM

Ex-Cop Suspected of Murdering Wife Identified Only 30 Hours After Missing Person Report Although a violent crime could have been anticipated from the time the missing person report for the suspect, A, was filed, it took more than a day to discover the victim's body and apprehend the suspect. SBS Aug 25, 2026 3:15 PM

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal for Drunk Driving After Police Fail to Inform Suspect of Right to Refuse Blood Test The Supreme Court's Third Division (Presiding Justice Lee Sook-yeon) recently finalized the appellate court's acquittal of a motorist identified as A, who was indicted on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act. SBS Aug 25, 2026 2:39 PM

Man in 30s Thrown From 'Disco Pang Pang' Ride in Wolmido, Hospitalized A man in his 30s was thrown from an amusement ride at an amusement park in Wolmido, Incheon. SBS Aug 25, 2026 2:22 PM

Driver in His 60s Dies After Ready-Mix Truck Plunges 7-Meter Cliff Yesterday at 7:36 a.m., a ready-mix concrete truck driven by a man in his 60s, identified as A, plunged off a 7-meter-deep cliff on a back road in Hajang-myeon, Samcheok, Gangwon Province. SBS Aug 25, 2026 2:21 PM