{
  "id": 17190574,
  "title": "Lee confers certificates of appointment on presidential inspector, others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/lee-confers-certificates-of-appointment-on-presidential-inspector-17190574",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261030/lee-confers-certificates-of-appointment-on-presidential-inspector-others"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung awarded certificates of appointment to 10 high-ranking officials and government leaders on Friday. Among the recipients was Choi Kil-su, who recently assumed the role of presidential special inspector, responsible for investigating irregularities involving the president, his spouse, close relatives, and senior presidential officials. The spokesperson for the president, Kang Yu-jung, announced the event. Other honorees included Ha Jung-woo, a former presidential secretary for AI policy who has now been appointed as the vice chairman of the presidential committee on national AI strategy, which Lee himself chairs. Ha had previously left his previous position to contest a parliamentary seat in the upcoming June by-elections but was unsuccessful. During a subsequent gathering with the newly appointed officials, Lee emphasized the importance of the inspector's role, stressing the need for prompt action at the early stages of any issues and preemptive efforts to avoid potential problems.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Friday conferred certificates of appointment on the presidential special inspector and others. Lee presented the documents at a ceremony to 10 high-level officials and leaders of government bodies, including Choi Kil-su, who took office a week earlier as a special inspector tasked with inspecting irregularities involving the president's spouse, close relatives and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee confers certificates of appointment on presidential inspector, others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/lee-confers-certificates-of-appointment-on-presidential-inspector",
        "published": "2026-10-30T06:01:09.000Z"
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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."
}