{
  "id": 6087581,
  "title": "Justice Minister Nominee Denies Acting Improperly in Drug Trial Lobbying Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/justice-minister-nominee-denies-acting-improperly-in-drug-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T02:18:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204064"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Politics] : Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won has denied allegations that he misused his influence as a lawmaker in 2021 to help a pharmaceutical company obtain approval for a clinical trial for a COVID-19 treatment, while acknowledging that he “should have exercised greater caution.” Speaking to reporters on ... [more...]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Justice minister nominee denies illegal COVID-19 treatment lobbying allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/justice-minister-nominee-denies-illegal-covid-19-treatment-lobbying-6082721",
        "published": "2026-09-07T01:40:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Justice minister nominee denies illegal COVID-19 treatment lobbying allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/justice-minister-nominee-denies-illegal-covid-19-treatment-lobbying",
        "published": "2026-09-07T02:07:03.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}