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Soldier Acquitted In King Club Stabbing

» by GI Korea July 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 am » Comments (0)

It is good that the soldier was acquitted if he was innocent, but this case should serve as a reminder that if you hang out at the King Club don't ...more »

Cheonan Prison to Become New Foreigner Only Prison In Korea

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 6:22 am » Comments (3)

This latest announcement actually makes sense considering that all the USFK soldiers convicted in ROK courts are held at the Choenan jail: In a global society, many services are offered to ...more »

Russian Woman Knicknamed the Black Widow Arrested for Raping 10 Men

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 5:33 am » Comments (1)

Here is the strangest crime I have seen in a while.  Is it rape if the victims don't care? more »

French Freezer Baby Killer Sentenced to Eight Years, Could Be Out In One

» by GI Korea June 20th, 2009 at 10:01 am » Comments (2)

It is amazing that someone could kill three of her children and get such a light sentence: A French woman who admitted killing three of her own babies, burning one corpse ...more »

Police arrest schoolgirl proprietress of Sapporo bar

» by Bill June 18th, 2009 at 4:49 am » Comments (1)

I didn't know they had Junior Acheivement over there. From The Mainchi Daily News-A high school girl who earned her school fees by working as the proprietress of a bar here ...more »

Jeong Gi-hwan Convicted In SSRT Corruption Scandal

» by GI Korea June 13th, 2009 at 8:43 am » Comments (2)

Franklin Fisher at the Stars & Stripes has the latest on the SSRT corruption case: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="166" caption="A 2005 photo of South Korean businessman Jeong Gi-hwan, now 44, who ...more »

Freezer Baby Mom Trial Begins In France

» by GI Korea June 11th, 2009 at 1:15 am » Comments (0)

It has been a while since we have heard anything about the French freezer baby mom, but her trial in France is now beginning: A 41-year-old Frenchwoman went on trial for ...more »

Sergent Fernando Martinez Convicted of Attempted Rape

» by GI Korea June 7th, 2009 at 7:07 am » Comments (2)

What I don't understand about this conviction is how do let an attempted rapist like this stay in the Army?: An Army sergeant was found guilty Friday at Camp Humphreys ...more »

USFK Court Martial Results for May 2009

» by GI Korea June 5th, 2009 at 3:37 pm » Comments (1)

Another month and more court martial results from USFK.  Not many court martials this month with two soldiers being convicted for assault and another soldier being acquitted of rape which ...more »

Korean Police Bust MRE Blackmarket Ring

» by GI Korea June 5th, 2009 at 9:01 am » Comments (5)

This bust of the blackmarket in Korea that sells MRE's seems odd to me considering this has been going on out in the open for years: U.S. troops and South Korean ...more »

Black market MRE ring broken in S. Korea

» by Bill June 5th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (6)

No Americans have been arrested yet. From Stars and Stripes- U.S. troops and South Korean soldiers helped supply a black market ring that illegally sold 20,000 Meals, Ready to Eat ...more »

Japanese Court Rules US Military Not Responsible for Woman’s Death

» by GI Korea May 26th, 2009 at 4:30 am » Comments (0)

Here is a ruling that may have had consequences in Korea if it went the other way: A sailor who was convicted of fatally beating a Japanese woman was ordered by ...more »
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