{
  "id": 11103802,
  "title": "Court dismisses request to remove statue of ex-President Park Chung-hee in Daegu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/court-dismisses-request-to-remove-statue-of-ex-president-park-chung-11103802",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T04:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261001/court-dismisses-request-to-remove-statue-of-ex-president-park-chung-hee-in-daegu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A regional court in Daegu dismissed a request from the Korea National Railway on Thursday to remove a statue of former President Park Chung-hee from outside Dongdaegu Station. The railway corporation had filed the case against the Daegu metropolitan government, claiming the statue was erected on state-owned property without proper consultation. The city government argued they have the legal authority over the plaza and that singling out Park's statue while allowing other structures on the site was unjust. The statue was installed under former Mayor Hong Joon-pyo to honor the former conservative leader who ruled the nation for 18 years following a 1961 military coup until his assassination in 1979. The presence of the statue has sparked division among activists and the local community, with conservatives praising Park's role in driving the country's rapid industrialization.",
  "summary": "A regional court on Thursday dismissed a request to remove a statue of late former President Park Chung-hee installed outside a train station in the southeastern city of Daegu. The Daegu District Court dismissed the case filed by the Korea National Railway, a state-owned rail infrastructure management company, against the Daegu metropolitan government, some 21 months after the statue was erected…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Court dismisses request to remove statue of ex-President Park Chung-hee in Daegu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/court-dismisses-request-to-remove-statue-of-ex-president-park-chung",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:20:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Court dismisses request to remove statue of ex-President Park Chung-hee in Daegu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/court-dismisses-request-to-remove-statue-of-ex-president-park-chung-11100270",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}