{
  "id": 13914874,
  "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-13914874",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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": "The nomination of Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor, to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA) has sparked controversy within South Korea's ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the liberal Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP). The opposition parties argue that Kim's record of defending prosecutorial powers makes him unsuitable for the role of SCIA's first chief. They further label him as 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."
}