Ex-Aekyung chief gets 30-month jail term over humidifier sterilizer scandal
(WorldNews South Korea)

Civic group members hold a rally at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Aug. 1, demanding SK Chemicals, Aekyung Industrial and Oxy Reckitt Benckiser Korea take responsibility for health hazards caused by their toxic humidifier sterilizers. Korea Times file By Bahk Eun-ji A local court has sentenced Ko Kwang-hyun, a former chief executive of Aekyung Industrial, to two years and six months in prison for covering up company data related to the toxicity of its humidifier sterilizers. Ko is the first to be convicted after the...