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  "id": 6115586,
  "title": "Ex-senior prosecutor tapped as inaugural head of new investigation agency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ex-senior-prosecutor-tapped-as-inaugural-head-of-new-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260907/ex-senior-prosecutor-tapped-as-inaugural-head-of-new-investigation-agency"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung has nominated former senior prosecutor Kim Ji-yong as the inaugural head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, set to launch next month. Kim, who formerly headed the criminal affairs department at the Supreme Prosecutors Office, was chosen from a shortlist of four candidates. He will need to be recommended by President Lee Jae Myung and confirmed by the parliament before taking up his two-year term. The new agency aims to partially replace the prosecution service's investigative functions and will focus on major crimes in seven categories, including corruption, economic crimes, and cybercrimes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-senior prosecutor tapped as inaugural head of new investigation agency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ex-senior-prosecutor-tapped-as-inaugural-head-of-new-investigation-6117696",
        "published": "2026-09-07T07:39:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-senior prosecutor tapped as inaugural head of new investigation agency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ex-senior-prosecutor-tapped-as-inaugural-head-of-new-investigation-6117475",
        "published": "2026-09-07T08:52:02.000Z"
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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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