{
  "id": 20143576,
  "title": "Presidential office weighs life without parole as part of public safety push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/presidential-office-weighs-life-without-parole-as-part-of-public-20143576",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T08:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261115/presidential-office-weighs-life-without-parole-as-part-of-public-safety-push"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's presidential office is contemplating life imprisonment without parole as part of a new initiative to enhance public safety and target crimes against vulnerable individuals. The primary focus of this initiative will be on crimes that target socially vulnerable individuals, such as relationship-based crimes and crimes with seemingly random motives. This follows a string of high-profile cases involving relationship-based violence in recent years, including the recent murder of a woman on the southern island of Jeju. The woman had been under police protection due to stalking and dating violence, which was allegedly carried out by her former lover.\n\nIn addition to the focus on relationship-based crimes, the government plans to intensify efforts to combat various other criminal activities that disrupt daily life or threaten public order. These include scams, illegal drug trafficking, illegal private lending, digital sex crimes, and false or fabricated information. President Lee Jae Myung issued instructions for the implementation of this initiative, and the details were relayed to the president's chief of staff, Lim Kwang-hyun.",
  "summary": "South Korea's presidential office said Sunday it is considering life imprisonment without parole as part of an initiative aimed at strengthening public safety and cracking down on crimes targeting vulnerable people. The initiative will focus on crimes targeting socially vulnerable people, including relationship-based crimes and crimes with apparently random motives. The issue has drawn renewed…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Presidential office weighs life without parole as part of public safety push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/presidential-office-weighs-life-without-parole-as-part-of-public",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:20:21.000Z"
      }
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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."
}