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Missed Opportunity to Prevent False Closures 2 Years Ago The reason why Officer Bu was able to arbitrarily close and delete the missing person case comes down to poor police systems. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:53 PM

Criticism Mounts Over Yong Hye-in's Decision to Retain Proportional Representation Seat Controversy is growing as Yong Hye-in, proportional representative lawmaker of the Basic Income Party and nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, announced her intention to keep her parliamentary seat for her party. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:01 PM

"Settling New Criminal Justice System is My Calling"… "Spearhead for Dropping Indictments" We continue with news of a government reshuffle. Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won, nominated as the new Minister of Justice, stated that "the urgent calling is to firmly settle the new criminal justice system." Meanwhile, the People Power Party criticized Kim as the vanguard for dropping the indictment against President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Aug 31, 2026 10:54 PM

Lee Eon-joo: "Cabinet Reshuffle Assessment? Must Verify and Resolve Concerns Through Confirmation Hearings" [Democratic Party of Korea Lawmaker Lee Eon-joo] "Serving in party leadership is never smooth.. SBS Aug 31, 2026 8:21 PM

Cho Gap-je: "Latest Cabinet Reshuffle Is a Pragmatic Move on a Different Level from Jang Dong-hyeok... Jang Has Only Proven Incompetence for a Year" - Summoning Park Geun-hye? Calling upon incompetent conservatives who will not help in the general election - "Rally around the leadership"? Is that an order to unite behind "Yoon Again"? - Emphasizing only far-right coalitions when we should be moving toward the future - Jang Dong-hyeok establishing conservative identity? Irrecoverable fake conservatism - Party-member sovereignty? Is this the Communist Party?.. SBS Aug 31, 2026 5:47 PM

Chief Presidential Secretary Visits Chief Justice's Father's Wake Amid Standoff Kang Hoon-sik, Chief Presidential Secretary, visited the wake for Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's late father to pay his respects and convey condolences from President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Aug 31, 2026 5:21 PM

Yong Hye-in Effectively Rejects Calls to Resign as Lawmaker: "Please Understand the Difficulties of a Minor Party" Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated regarding whether she will maintain her proportional representation lawmaker seat, "If I, the sole lawmaker belonging to the party, step down, the Basic Income Party faces the difficulty of being reduced to an extra-parliamentary party." Nominee Yong made the remarks on her social media on the 31st, saying, "I bow my head and ask for your understanding regarding the difficulties of a minor party, where an individual's decision is inevitably tied to the party's path forward." This is interpreted as an effective declaration that she intends to retain her proportional representation lawmaker seat. SBS Aug 31, 2026 5:03 PM

PPP Fires Barage of Criticism at Yong Hye-in, Calling Her 'Icon of Greed' and Asking If It Is a 'Family Income Party' Following President Lee Jae-myung's Cabinet reshuffle today , the People Power Party launched a barrage of criticism, zeroing in on Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Yong Hye-in as an appointment running counter to public sentiment. SBS Aug 31, 2026 4:50 PM

Kwon Young-se Says "Cabinet Reshuffle Unites Allies and Protects President Lee's Safety... Proportional Representation System Behind Rep. Yong Hye-in Must Be Reformed" When quoting this interview, please credit the program name as 'SBS <Joo Young-jin's News Briefing>'. SBS Aug 31, 2026 4:44 PM

Emergency Inspection Over Alleged Convention Poll Manipulation... Lingering Tensions When quoting or reporting from this interview, please explicitly state the program name, SBS Joo Young-jin's News Briefing. SBS Aug 31, 2026 4:42 PM