{
  "id": 19431547,
  "title": "Justice Minister Nominee to Wait for Facts on Alleged Malicious Prosecution against President",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/justice-minister-nominee-to-wait-for-facts-on-alleged-malicious",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=205496"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol stated Wednesday that the priority must be uncovering the truth regarding a planned special counsel probe into allegedly fabricated indictments against President Lee Jae Myung. Speaking to reporters, Lee declined to offer a clear stance on whether he would seek to drop the indictments, noting that the special counsel has not yet launched.\n\nThe nominee emphasized that he will monitor the fact-finding activities of the special counsel without presumptions, maintaining that his stance remains that all subsequent actions should follow law and principles. The remarks follow the National Assembly's passage of the special counsel bill last week. According to The Korea Times, the main opposition People Power Party has criticized the bill, claiming it is intended to ultimately cancel all indictments against the president.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Justice minister nominee reiterates special counsel role over indictments against Lee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/justice-minister-nominee-reiterates-special-counsel-role-over-19430411",
        "published": "2026-11-11T01:45:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Justice minister nominee reiterates special counsel role over indictments against Lee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/justice-minister-nominee-reiterates-special-counsel-role-over",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:02:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}