{
  "id": 15575848,
  "title": "Senior prosecutor says withdrawal of indictments against Lee not considered",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/senior-prosecutor-says-withdrawal-of-indictments-against-lee-not-15575848",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T07:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261019/senior-prosecutor-says-withdrawal-of-indictments-against-lee-not-considered"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, a senior prosecutor stated that the prosecution has not contemplated withdrawing indictments in cases involving President Lee Jae Myung. Park Chul-woo, the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, made this comment during a parliamentary audit of the prosecution, in response to a question from opposition lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun about any opinions or discussions he may have had with the Supreme Prosecutors Office or the justice ministry regarding the potential withdrawal of indictments against Lee. Park acknowledged the public interest in these cases, but emphasized that they are no different from any other cases. He stated that it is a matter of principle that he cannot comment on how specific cases will be handled, and that it is also inappropriate to discuss whether an indictment or arrest will be pursued in any given case during a parliamentary audit. Furthermore, Park clarified that he was not involved in the work of the fact-finding team under the justice ministry's future committee for respect for human rights, which some believe could provide grounds for dropping charges in the future.",
  "summary": "A senior prosecutor said Monday that the prosecution has not considered withdrawing indictments in cases involving President Lee Jae Myung. Park Chul-woo, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, made the remarks during a parliamentary audit of the prosecution, responding to opposition lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun's question about whether he had ever offered an opinion or held…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Senior prosecutor says withdrawal of indictments against Lee not considered",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/senior-prosecutor-says-withdrawal-of-indictments-against-lee-not",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:29:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Senior prosecutor says withdrawal of indictments against Lee not considered",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/senior-prosecutor-says-withdrawal-of-indictments-against-lee-not-15579340",
        "published": "2026-10-19T08:12:04.000Z"
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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."
}