{
  "id": 15835544,
  "title": "Lee urges 'aggressive' police reform to address wrongful practices, systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-urges-aggressive-police-reform-to-address-wrongful-practices-15835544",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261021/lee-urges-aggressive-police-reform-to-address-wrongful-practices-systems"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung spoke on Wednesday about the urgent need for police reform to tackle wrongful practices and systemic issues. Addressing the nation on Police Day, he highlighted the recent shift in investigative authority following his administration's successful prosecution reforms. These reforms had removed prosecutors' powers to investigate, entrusting them solely with the responsibility of indictments and maintaining legal proceedings.\n\nLee emphasized that the police must now act with great urgency to address the shortcomings in their current practices and systems. He called for an aggressive pursuit of reform, stressing that this should be a bold step towards rectifying the issues plaguing the police force. The president stressed the importance of fair, law-abiding investigations that operate under clear accountability measures.\n\nIn his speech, Lee stressed that the investigative power vested in the police by the people must be wielded with integrity and fairness, adhering strictly to legal principles. He advocated for rigorous scrutiny of investigative processes and their outcomes, ensuring that these remain free from external influence. The president particularly advocated for the creation of a special system dedicated to independently vetting police investigations, a move aimed at enhancing transparency and maintaining the integrity of law enforcement processes.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday urged the police to aggressively reform themselves to address wrongful practices and systems, also stressing the need for a special system to independently vet police investigations. The president made the call in a speech marking the 81st Police Day, as the police have assumed greater investigative authority following the Lee administration's prosecution…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung urges urgent police reform on Police Day.",
    "Calls for aggressive reform to address wrongful practices and systemic issues.",
    "Proposes creation of independent system to vet police investigations."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Shifting investigative authority from prosecutors to the police necessitates a new framework of independent oversight to prevent systemic abuses and ensure the integrity of law enforcement processes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee urges 'aggressive' police reform to address wrongful practices, systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-urges-aggressive-police-reform-to-address-wrongful-practices",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:32:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee urges 'aggressive' police reform to address wrongful practices, systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-urges-aggressive-police-reform-to-address-wrongful-practices-15831953",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:47:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Lee Urges Police to Reform Practices, Systems in View of Increased Authority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-urges-police-to-reform-practices-systems-in-view-of-increased",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:21:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}