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Lee Bae-yong's Side Claims Special Counsel's Authority in Question Over Alleged Evidence Destruction Regarding 'Golden Turtle Favor' The legal representative of former National Education Commission Chairperson Lee Bae-yong, who was indicted on charges of instructing aides to destroy evidence after coming under investigation over allegations of offering valuables as a favor to Kim Keon-hee, argued for the dismissal of the indictment during her appellate trial. SBS Sep 9, 2026 1:22 PM

JoongAng Group Bond Investors File Criminal Complaint Against Chairman Hong Seok-hyun and Controlling Family Members Bond investors in JoongAng Group affiliates, including the general programming channel JTBC, have filed a criminal complaint against the controlling family, including JoongAng Holdings Chairman Hong Seok-hyun. SBS Sep 9, 2026 1:20 PM

Eight Residents Stung by Hornets at Elementary School in Seo-gu, Busan today , a 119 report was received stating that a large number of citizens had been stung by bees at an elementary school in Seo-gu, Busan. SBS Sep 9, 2026 1:13 PM

"Explain Everything in Detail at Hearing... Unrelated to Stock Manipulation" Nominee for Minister of Justice Kim Seung-won, who has been engulfed in various allegations including lobbying suspicions involving the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, has reiterated his stance that he will arrive at work early and explain everything in detail at the hearing. SBS Sep 9, 2026 1:02 PM

Police Launch Investigation Into Allegations of Chinese-Made Body Cams Supplied for 19.4 Billion Won Project According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency today , the anti-terrorism and counter-intelligence investigation unit is investigating Company A, a terminal procurement contractor that supplied body cams to the National Police Agency, and KT, which was responsible for building the communication network, on charges including fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Sep 9, 2026 12:44 PM

One Month Until National Sports Festival... Equestrian Venue Still Under Construction With the National Sports Festival in Jeju just over a month away, construction on the auxiliary facilities for the equestrian venue is still not finished. SBS Sep 9, 2026 12:43 PM

Hundreds of Endangered Gold-Spotted Pond Frogs Found Dead for Third Consecutive Year... Eco-Corridors Urgently Needed Hundreds of endangered gold-spotted pond frogs are dying en masse near Sejong Lake Park. SBS Sep 9, 2026 12:35 PM

Today's Major News 1. The Ministry of National Defense announced that it has dispatched a local fact-finding mission to the Middle East regarding the issue of troop deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. SBS Sep 9, 2026 12:08 PM

Man in His 20s Who Murdered Innocent Victim Under Delusion of Sexual Assault Argues Crime Was Not Preplanned in Appeal The court accepted the prosecution's request for witnesses, but decided to question only one of the two at the trial scheduled for November 11. SBS Sep 9, 2026 12:06 PM

Head of Listed Small-to-Mid Entertainment Agency Suspected of Involving Active Reporter in Front-Running Scheme According to the FSS, the special judicial police conducted a search and seizure this morning at the home and press room desk of reporter A. SBS Sep 9, 2026 11:41 AM