{
  "id": 18090570,
  "title": "Subcommittee passes special counsel bill on alleged fabricated indictments involving Lee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/subcommittee-passes-special-counsel-bill-on-alleged-fabricated-18090570",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261104/subcommittee-passes-special-counsel-bill-on-alleged-fabricated-indictments-involving-lee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that a parliamentary subcommittee has approved a bill calling for a special counsel to investigate allegations of fabricated indictments under the previous administration, including those involving former President Lee Jae Myung. The subcommittee, led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), aims to conduct an independent probe into the alleged misuse of evidence by prosecutors during the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. The bill covers multiple cases against Lee, including charges of illegal remittances to North Korea and a development corruption scandal. However, opposition party members protested the bill, arguing that it was intended to cancel criminal indictments against Lee, leading to the deletion of all clauses related to the cancellation of these indictments.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Subcommittee passes special counsel bill on alleged fabricated indictments involving Lee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/subcommittee-passes-special-counsel-bill-on-alleged-fabricated",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:46:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Subcommittee Passes Bill for Special Counsel to Look into Malicious Prosecution Claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/subcommittee-passes-bill-for-special-counsel-to-look-into-malicious",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:44:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}