{
  "id": 5224224,
  "title": "Justice minister nominee denies intention to cancel indictments against Lee once in office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/justice-minister-nominee-denies-intention-to-cancel-indictments-5224224",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260903/justice-minister-nominee-denies-intention-to-cancel-indictments-against-lee-once-in-office"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won stated on Thursday that he has no intention of canceling indictments against former President Lee Jae Myung if he assumes office. He clarified that the position has no direct authority over such matters and emphasized that he has no intention of issuing orders through the prosecutor general. Kim explained that his involvement in a group of DPK lawmakers advocating for dropping Lee's criminal indictments was to convey the public's stance to correct perceived wrongs in cases brought by the state through illegal investigations. He stressed that prosecutors have the authority to maintain indictments in individual cases, and he would respect that.",
  "summary": "Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won on Thursday denied any intention to order the withdrawal of indictments against President Lee Jae Myung if he takes office, saying the position has no direct authority over such matters. Kim, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), has faced criticism from the main opposition People Power Party over his involvement in a group of DPK…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Justice minister nominee denies intention to cancel indictments against Lee once in office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/justice-minister-nominee-denies-intention-to-cancel-indictments",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:37:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Justice minister nominee denies intention to cancel indictments against Lee once in office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/justice-minister-nominee-denies-intention-to-cancel-indictments-5226190",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:42:03.000Z"
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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."
}