Yonhap News Summary

The Cabinet of South Korea approved a legal revision on Tuesday that eliminates prosecutors' authority to directly investigate cases, marking the start of judicial regularization under President Lee Jae Myung. The Criminal Procedure Act revision passed through the National Assembly last week, with the main opposition People Power Party boycotting the vote.

An election watchdog revealed that over 3,600 votes were temporarily omitted from the Siheung local elections' turnout data on June 3. The discrepancy emerged as officials investigated potential data manipulation by election officials. According to Rep. Kim Eun-hye of the main opposition People Power Party, voter turnout in Siheung was initially reported at 22,914 at 9 a.m., but surged to 42,482 in the subsequent hourly update at 10 a.m.

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Park Steel met with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday to officially begin her duties by presenting her credentials to the ministry's chief of protocol. Prior to her meeting with the Foreign Minister, Steel visited Seoul's foreign ministry to submit her credentials in person.