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Filing a Complaint 2 Years Later Over Student's Bean Bag Injury: Retired Teacher Calls It an 'Accident' A parent has filed a criminal complaint against a teacher two years after an elementary school student was injured during a bean bag tossing activity in the classroom. SBS Sep 22, 2026 1:53 PM

Man in His 60s Arrested for Entering Women's Restroom Dressed as Woman A man in his 60s who entered a women's restroom while dressed as a woman and under the influence of alcohol has been apprehended by police. SBS Sep 22, 2026 1:38 PM

World's Largest Lizard, Rescued from Smuggling, to Be Publicly Exhibited Starting September 23 The National Institute of Ecology announced that it will exhibit the Komodo dragon starting tomorrow at the institute located in Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. SBS Sep 22, 2026 1:37 PM

Lee Jeong-hyeon Appointed New Supreme Prosecutors' Office Deputy Chief… To Serve as Acting Prosecutor General The Ministry of Justice announced through a press release today that "a personnel reshuffle will be implemented effective September 23 to resolve the vacuum caused by the resignation of the Deputy Prosecutor General and to prepare without a hitch for the launch of the Prosecution Service." This comes approximately two months after former Supreme Prosecutors' Office Deputy Chief Koo Ja-hyun expressed his intent to resign on July 31 in protest of the passage of a bill in the National Assembly abolishing the Prosecution Service's supplementary investigation authority. SBS Sep 22, 2026 1:36 PM

Man in 30s Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Murdering Older Sister Today , the Namyangju branch of the Uijeongbu District Court sentenced A, who was indicted and detained on murder charges, to 20 years in prison. SBS Sep 22, 2026 1:27 PM

Chief Justice Cho Hee-대 Rejects Cheong Wa Dae's Request for Re-recommendation of Supreme Court Justice Candidate 25 Days Later Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae stated today that he cannot comply with Cheong Wa Dae's request to re-recommend a candidate for Supreme Court justice. SBS Sep 22, 2026 1:17 PM

Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae Refuses Cheong Wa Dae's Request to Re-nominate Supreme Court Justice Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae stated today that he cannot comply with Cheong Wa Dae's request to re-nominate a candidate for Supreme Court Justice. SBS Sep 22, 2026 12:43 PM

Chung Mong-gyu and Lee Im-saeng Forwarded to Prosecutors for Obstructing Coach Appointment Duties; Hong Myung-bo Cleared This comes about three months after the case was transferred to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Riot Investigation Unit. SBS Sep 22, 2026 12:34 PM

"Police Body Cams Likely Made in China," Concludes Korea Testing Laboratory According to investigative authorities on September 22, the Korea Testing Laboratory , affiliated with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, notified the Korean National Police Agency in June with a similarity review result stating that the body cameras distributed to frontline police officers are highly likely identical to products from a Chinese company. SBS Sep 22, 2026 12:30 PM

Man in 60s Sentenced to Probation for Fatal Red-Light Crash That Killed Elementary Student The Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced the defendant, a man in his 60s surnamed Kim, to one year in prison with three years of probation today on charges including violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents . SBS Sep 22, 2026 11:49 AM