{
  "id": 11139065,
  "title": "Lee calls for police reform to root out cover-ups, irregularities in investigations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lee-calls-for-police-reform-to-root-out-cover-ups-irregularities-in-11139065",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261001/lee-calls-for-police-reform-to-root-out-cover-ups-irregularities-in-investigations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung called for comprehensive police reform on Thursday to address potential cover-ups and irregularities in investigations, according to officials. This comes as the police are set to gain increased investigative power following recent revisions to the Criminal Procedure Act. During a meeting with key aides at Cheong Wa Dae, the president emphasized the importance of reform as the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA) and the Public Prosecution Service prepare to launch. These two agencies, part of broader prosecution reform, will separate investigative duties from indictment authority. Prosecutors will now focus solely on indicting and maintaining indictments, while the SCIA will handle investigations into serious crimes such as corruption, defense industry crimes, and insurrection. Lee stressed that the creation of these agencies marks the end of an era where prosecutors combined investigation and indictment duties, often targeting political opponents and engaging in persecution.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday renewed his call for thorough police reform to root out any cover-ups and other irregularities in investigations, as police are set to assume greater investigative authority under the recent revision to the Criminal Procedure Act. The president made the call during a meeting with his key aides at Cheong Wa Dae, a day before the Serious Crimes Investigation…",
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    "President Lee Jae Myung calls for police reform to address cover-ups and irregularities.",
    "Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and Public Prosecution Service set to launch.",
    "Prosecutors will focus solely on indicting, SCIA will handle investigations."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee calls for police reform to root out cover-ups, irregularities in investigations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lee-calls-for-police-reform-to-root-out-cover-ups-irregularities-in",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:29:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee calls for police reform to root out cover-ups, irregularities in investigations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lee-calls-for-police-reform-to-root-out-cover-ups-irregularities-in-11142572",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:12:03.000Z"
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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."
}