{
  "id": 7962399,
  "title": "Confirmation hearing reports adopted for justice, defense minister nominees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/confirmation-hearing-reports-adopted-for-justice-defense-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260917/confirmation-hearing-reports-adopted-for-justice-defense-minister-nominees"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The parliamentary confirmation hearing reports for the nominees of the justice and defense minister positions were adopted on Thursday, despite objections from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) proceeded with the confirmation process, even as the PPP boycotted the session, arguing that the allegations against the justice minister nominee, Kim Seung-won, were not fully addressed. Kim, a two-term lawmaker who previously served as a judge at the Jeonju District Court and the Suwon District Court, was questioned over claims that he illegally lobbied the food and drug safety ministry to expedite approval for a COVID-19 treatment in 2021 at the request of a broker. The DPK maintained that Kim had sufficiently explained himself during the confirmation hearing on Tuesday, but none of the allegations raised during the hearing have been resolved.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}