{
  "id": 19431669,
  "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-19431669",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261111/justice-minister-nominee-reiterates-special-counsel-role-over-indictments-against-lee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol reiterated on Wednesday that a special counsel investigation into fabricated indictments against President Lee Jae Myung should seek the truth, without committing to dropping the indictments. The National Assembly had recently passed the special counsel bill, which opposition parties argue aims to cancel all indictments against the president. Lee emphasized the special counsel's role during a statement on Monday after his nomination on Friday. When asked about ordering an investigation based on the special counsel's findings, Lee declined to comment, stating that the investigation had not yet begun. He advised watching the special counsel's fact-finding activities with an open mind, free from preconceived notions.",
  "summary": "Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol on Wednesday reiterated that a special counsel probe into allegedly fabricated indictments against President Lee Jae Myung should focus on uncovering the truth, declining to offer a clear stance on whether he would seek to drop the indictments. His remarks come after the National Assembly passed the special counsel bill last week, which the main opposition…",
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:27:32.000Z"
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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."
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