{
  "id": 16403103,
  "title": "Lee mulls picking justice minister nominee from 2 prosecutor-turned-lawmakers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/lee-mulls-picking-justice-minister-nominee-from-2-prosecutor-turned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T01:06:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261025001100315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung is considering nominating a justice minister from among two prosecutor-turned-lawmakers, Rep. Park Kyoon-taek and Rep. Yang Bu-nam of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), according to a source at the presidential office. The decision follows the withdrawal of Rep. Kim Seung-won from the race last month due to lobbying allegations. Park and Yang, both first-term lawmakers from the DP's southwestern Honam region, previously worked as prosecutors. Park is part of a group of DP lawmakers who are calling for the dismissal of Lee's criminal indictments, alleging they were politically motivated. Yang was appointed co-chief of the party's legal affairs committee in 2022 to handle Lee's legal issues. An official nomination for the justice minister position is expected to be made soon.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung is mulling over selecting a j...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Selecting from these former prosecutors signals a shift toward appointing legal allies who can directly defend the president against ongoing criminal indictments and political allegations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "President Lee mulls picking justice minister nominee from 2 prosecutor-turned-lawmakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/president-lee-mulls-picking-justice-minister-nominee-from-2",
        "published": "2026-10-25T01:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}