{
  "id": 1694984,
  "title": "President Appoints Lee Tae-han as Independent Counsel to Investigate June 3 Ballot Shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/president-appoints-lee-tae-han-as-independent-counsel-to-investigate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:37:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203659"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Politics] : Lee Tae-han, a nonexecutive member of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, has been appointed as the independent counsel who will investigate the ballot shortage incident that marred the June 3 local elections. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced on Tuesday that President Lee Jae ... [more...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}