{
  "id": 13911130,
  "title": "[COVER STORY] President spars with liberal allies over investigation body chief nomination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/cover-story-president-spars-with-liberal-allies-over-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261012/cover-story-president-spars-with-liberal-allies-over-investigation-body-chief-nomination"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung is embroiled in an unusual clash with members of his own party and liberal figures over the nomination of Kim Ji-yong to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA), according to political observers. The SCIA, established as part of prosecutorial reform, splits the prosecutors' office into two entities - one focusing on serious crimes and the other on indictments and prosecutions. The controversy intensified with hardliners from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP) alleging that Kim's record defending prosecutorial powers disqualifies him from leading the new agency, labeling him a loyalist.",
  "summary": "It is normal for a president to clash with members of opposition parties, especially those with different political inclinations, over reform measures. President Lee Jae Myung, however, is having an unusual conflict — one against members of his own party and other liberal figures. The conflict is over the nomination of Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor, to be the inaugural chief of the Serious…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "President spars with liberal allies over investigation body chief nomination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/president-spars-with-liberal-allies-over-investigation-body-chief",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:22:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}