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Justice Ministry, Ministry of Gender Equality, FSC to Move to Sejong in 2027... Mass Relocation of 10,000 Civil Servants A total of 44 central government agencies located in the capital area, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Unification, and the Ministry of National Defense, will be relocated to Sejong in phases from next year until 2031. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:44 PM

Group Busted for Uploading 8.4 Million Illegal Adult Videos Across 600 Accounts, Pocketing 90 Million Won The Chungnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 13th that it has arrested an individual in their 40s, surnamed A, and booked another individual in their 30s, surnamed B, without detention on charges of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and forwarded them to the prosecutors' office. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:34 PM

Na Kyung-won and Other PPP Lawmakers Deny Charges of 'Obstructing Yoon's Arrest,' Claiming No Assault or Threats Lawmakers from the People Power Party indicted on charges of obstructing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police from arresting former President Yoon Suk Yeol denied the charges in court. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:25 PM

Court Grants Bail to Former National Assembly Security Unit Chief Mok Hyun-tae, Accused of Implicating in Martial Law Blockade According to the legal community on October 13, Criminal Division 12-1 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Lee Seung-chul, Cho Jin-gu, and Kim Min-a) granted Mok's request for bail on this day. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:24 PM

Kim Ji-yong, Nominee for Chief of Major Crime Investigation Office, Says Lim Eun-jung's Public Criticism Undermines Organizational Discipline Kim Ji-yong, nominee for Chief of the Major Crime Investigation Office, stated that the consecutive public criticisms directed at him by Lim Eun-jung, head of the Gwangju Regional Major Crime Investigation Office, are inappropriate acts that undermine organizational discipline, adding that he will devise effective measures to address them. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:24 PM

Ring Involving Bank Workers Extorts W 2.3 Billion from Gambling Sites Using Dummy Accounts The Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station in North Chungcheong Province announced today that it has arrested and detained 8 individuals, including a man in his 20s surnamed A who headed the dummy account distribution ring known as the "Saseul Team," along with 2 bank workers, placing a total of 9 of them under custody. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:21 PM

Morning News Briefing: KOSPI Plunges Below 6,000 Intraday, Samsung and SK Hynix Slump (October 13, 2026) 1. The KOSPI plummeted by more than 6%, breaking below the 6,000 mark intraday for the first time in about two months. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:15 PM

Are There "Real Hackers"? Police Cooperate with U.S. FBI on Financial Sector Hacking Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify the perpetrators and activity paths of hacking attacks targeting the domestic financial sector. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:07 PM

Supreme Court: Immigration Crackdown Without Manager's Consent Is Illegal, Acquits Business Owner The Supreme Court's Second Division (presiding Justice Um Sang-pil) finalized the lower court's ruling last month, which acquitted the massage parlor owner, identified as A, by deeming the evidence unlawfully collected. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:04 PM

Suspicious Man Tosses Items Around... Bizarre Behavior Where Bukang-i Appears In the early morning hours, a man tosses something into the Bukang waterway. He pays no heed to the warnings of people around him. SBS Oct 13, 2026 2:04 PM