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World : Messi Unsure How Much Longer He Will Continue Playing After Father’s Death

ISTANBUL, Aug 13 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Argentina captain Lionel Messi said Wednesday that he has doubts about how much longer he will continue his playing career following the death of his father and longtime representative, Jorge Messi, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

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The Seoul Central District Court has finalized the dismissal of charges against a university club member and a doctor who were indicted for administering narcotics. On the 18th, the Supreme Court dismissed the prosecutor's appeal and finalized the dismissal of charges against A, who was a member of a university club, and B, a doctor in his 50s. A and B were indicted for violating the Narcotics Control Act by administering hallucinogenic substances to club members at a university in Seoul in June 2021. The Seoul Central District Court dismissed the charges in January of this year, citing that the search and seizure of evidence was illegal. The prosecution appealed, but the high court upheld the lower court's decision, and the Supreme Court dismissed the prosecutor's appeal, finalizing the dismissal of charges. The Supreme Court stated that the search and seizure by the police was illegal and that it was difficult to acknowledge the evidence collected through it. The court also stated that even if the evidence was collected illegally, if it was inevitable and the illegality is not serious, it can be used as evidence, but in this case, it was difficult to acknowledge it as evidence because the illegality was serious. The court also mentioned that there was no need to make a specific statement on the trial court's violation of the rules of evidence. The Supreme Court finalized the decision, saying that there was no reason to overturn the original decision. The Seoul Central District Court previously dismissed the charges against nine people, including A and B, who were indicted on charges of administering narcotics, citing that the evidence collected through illegal search and seizure was illegal. The nine people, including A, were those who were administered hallucinogenic substances along with A and B. The court stated that it was difficult to acknowledge the evidence collected through illegal search and seizure as evidence, and that the charges against all nine people, including A and B, were dismissed.

·hani.co.kr

Lee Jung-geun and others were accused of 'executive-level job solicitation'... No guilty verdict for Roh Young-min and Kim Hyun-mi in the first trial Chung-Ang University's former president, Kim Do-seon, and former vice president, Lee Jung-geun, were indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, specifically for taking bribery and extortion, in relation to the so-called 'executive-level job solicitation' scandal. The scandal involved allegations that Lee Jung-geun, along with others, had solicited bribes in exchange for helping certain individuals get jobs at LH Corporation, a state-owned land and housing company. On the 27th, the Seoul Central District Court found former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Roh Young-min, and former Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Kim Hyun-mi, not guilty of the charges brought against them. The court, however, found Lee Jung-geun guilty of taking a 200 million won bribe and sentenced him to three years in prison. In a separate case, former President Moon Jae-in's chief of staff, Koh Seung-joo, was also found guilty of taking a 350 million won bribe in relation to the same scandal. The prosecution had sought a five-year prison sentence for Lee Jung-geun. The court also ordered Lee Jung-geun to forfeit 200 million won. The prosecution had indicted a total of 10 people, including high-ranking government officials and business executives, in connection with the scandal. The court is scheduled to hold a trial for the remaining defendants on the 29th. The 'executive-level job solicitation' scandal first came to light in 2020. It involved allegations that high-ranking officials at LH Corporation had solicited bribes in exchange for helping certain individuals get jobs at the company. An investigation by the prosecution found that Lee Jung-geun had taken a total of 470 million won in bribes from 2017 to 2020. The scandal led to widespread criticism of the government and LH Corporation. The government has vowed to take steps to prevent similar scandals from happening in the future.

·hani.co.kr

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