{
  "id": 12298912,
  "title": "Parties Clash over Chief Justice’s Testimony at Supreme Court Audit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/parties-clash-over-chief-justices-testimony-at-supreme-court-audit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204679"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ruling and opposition parties clashed at a parliamentary audit of the Supreme Court over whether Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae should answer questions as a regular witness. Cho attended the audit and apologized for the prolonged vacancy on the Supreme Court.\n\nCho also addressed the presidential office's request to recommend a new court justice, saying it is difficult to comply due to a lack of specific reasons and constitutional grounds. According to Cho, the presidential office's document requesting the new recommendation did not provide enough information to proceed with follow-up procedures.\n\nThe prolonged vacancy has caused concern, with Cho expressing his apologies to the public and vowing efforts to resolve the issue. The Supreme Court chief justice's role in recommending new justices is outlined in the Constitution, which states that Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chief justice and with the consent of the National Assembly.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-10-05T23:57:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Asia Times",
        "title": "Indian Supreme Court demands government answers on voter purge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/indian-supreme-court-demands-government-answers-on-voter-purge",
        "published": "2026-10-06T00:26:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Any modified Form 6 has not been approved by us’: Supreme Court seeks records from EC on voter form changes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/any-modified-form-6-has-not-been-approved-by-us-supreme-court-seeks",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:21:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Chief justice says difficult to newly recommend Supreme Court justice due to lack of grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chief-justice-says-difficult-to-newly-recommend-supreme-court-justice",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Chief justice says difficult to newly recommend Supreme Court justice due to lack of grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chief-justice-says-difficult-to-newly-recommend-supreme-court-justice-12288176",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}