{
  "id": 18272373,
  "title": "Special counsel seeks 1-yr prison term for CIO chief for dereliction of duty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/special-counsel-seeks-1-yr-prison-term-for-cio-chief-for-dereliction-18272373",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261105/special-counsel-seeks-1-yr-prison-term-for-cio-chief-for-dereliction-of-duty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A special counsel team has demanded a one-year prison sentence for Oh Dong-woon, the head of the anti-corruption agency, for dereliction of duty. The request came during the final hearing of a criminal complaint filed against one of his subordinates, Song Chang-jin, a former senior prosecutor at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO). The complaint was lodged by opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmakers in August 2024, alleging Song had lied at the National Assembly about a high-profile investigation into a Marine's death in 2023. According to the special counsel team, Oh failed to forward the complaint to the Supreme Prosecutors Office within the required 11-month window, potentially obstructing the investigation into Song.",
  "summary": "A special counsel team on Thursday sought a one-year prison term for the head of the anti-graft agency on charges of dereliction of duty over a criminal complaint filed against one of his subordinates. Special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon's team requested the sentence for Oh Dong-woon, chief prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), during his trial's final…",
  "key_points": [
    "Special counsel demands one-year prison for Oh Dong-woon",
    "Opposition Democrats filed complaint in August 2024",
    "Oh allegedly obstructed investigation by delaying report"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Special counsel seeks 1-yr prison term for CIO chief for dereliction of duty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/special-counsel-seeks-1-yr-prison-term-for-cio-chief-for-dereliction",
        "published": "2026-11-05T07:15:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Bill for Special Counsel to Look into Malicious Prosecution Claims Submitted to Plenary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bill-for-special-counsel-to-look-into-malicious-prosecution-claims",
        "published": "2026-11-05T08:28:46.000Z"
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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."
}