SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A Seoul court has turned down a request from prosecutors to arrest the matriarch of the troubled Korean Air dynasty over multiple assault charges, sparking public anger. Lee Myung-hee, the wife of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho, was released from police custody late Monday after the Seoul Central District Court refused to issue an arrest warrant for her. It was a rare piece of good news for the family, who […]
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Police seek arrest of Korean Air ‘nut rage’ matriarch
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The woes of the troubled Korean Air dynasty deepened further Thursday as Seoul Police announced they were seeking an arrest warrant for matriarch Lee Myung-hee over allegations she assaulted employees. Lee, 69, faces multiple allegations of assault against drivers and housekeepers from her personal staff as well as construction workers renovating her home and building a Korean Air-affiliated hotel. “Lee used her superior status to habitually abuse, insult and injure […]
Former Korean Air executive in court over ‘nut rage’ incident
A former executive for Korean Air Lines who delayed a flight because she didn’t like the way she was served her snack in first class arrived in court for the first day of her trial. A bus carrying Heather Cho who is accused of violating aviation safety rules, entered a district court in Seoul Monday. Last December, Cho was on a flight from JFK in New York when a first class flight attendant served her […]





