All posts tagged "Seoul court"

  • A suspect, identified by police as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, is carried on a stretcher off an ambulance as he arrives at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 5, 2015. Lippert was in stable condition after a man screaming demands for a unified North and South Korea slashed him on the face and wrist with a knife, South Korean police and U.S. officials said Thursday.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Han Jong-chan)
    South Korean man gets 12 years for slashing US ambassador

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Seoul court on Friday handed a 12-year prison sentence to a South Korean man who slashed and seriously injured the U.S. ambassador during a March forum. Kim Ki-jong was convicted of...

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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    Celebs get suspended jail terms for gambling

    By Nam Hyun-woo A Seoul court handed out a suspended prison sentence to comedian Lee Soo-geun and other entertainers indicted for illegal online sports gambling. Seoul District Central Court handed down a six-month prison term, suspended for...

    • Posted December 27, 2013
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