{
  "id": 16434255,
  "title": "Corporate watchdog chief calls for tougher penalties for obstructing investigations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/corporate-watchdog-chief-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-obstructing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20261025/corporate-watchdog-chief-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-obstructing-investigations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Korea's antitrust chief, Ju Biung-ghi, has called for tougher financial penalties against companies that obstruct investigations. This call comes in the wake of a recent dispute involving e-commerce giant Coupang. Ju Biung-ghi suggested that imposing fines equivalent to 1 percent of a company's total revenue for obstructing investigations would significantly enhance the Fair Trade Commission's (FTC) enforcement capabilities. While the FTC currently has the authority to impose financial penalties and criminal sanctions for obstructing investigations, the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business currently only permits administrative fines. Ju Biung-ghi emphasized the need for more robust penalties to ensure effective law enforcement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Corporate watchdog chief calls for tougher penalties for obstructing investigations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/corporate-watchdog-chief-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-obstructing-16436733",
        "published": "2026-10-25T05:08:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}