Hanwha challenges legality of KFTC document demands after disputed phone inspection
By Jenny Lee ( October 30, 2026, 05:25 GMT | Insight) -- Hanwha has accused South Korea's antitrust regulator of unlawfully accessing an employee's personal mobile phone and keeping it for nearly 30 hours during an on-site inspection, as the two sides clashed in court Thursday over the legality of subsequent orders demanding text messages from the device.Hanwha has accused South Korea's antitrust regulator of unlawfully examining an employee's personal mobile phone and holding onto it for nearly 30 hours during an on-site inspection, as the two sides clashed in court Thursday over the legality of subsequent orders demanding text messages from the device....
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