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Cho Hee-dae Calls Question Asking if He Dreams of Becoming a 'Second Yoon Suk Yeol' "Insulting and Sad" Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae responded today during a parliamentary audit of the Supreme Court to Progressive Party lawmaker Son Sol's question asking if he "dreams of becoming a second Yoon Suk Yeol," saying, "Such remarks are so insulting and sad." Cho attended the parliamentary audit of the Supreme Court held at the National Assembly this morning and planned to leave after delivering opening remarks in accordance with precedent, but has remained seated for nearly two hours after being adopted as a general witness led by the Democratic Party of Korea and requested to testify. SBS Oct 6, 2026 1:10 PM

Prosecution and Major Crimes Agencies Are People's Historic Decision... Must Investigate Rigorously President Lee Jae-myung stated at a Cabinet meeting today that the launch of the Prosecution Agency and the Major Crimes Investigation Agency represents a "historic decision by the people." He called on the Major Crimes Investigation Agency to conduct rigorous investigations without taking sides or distinguishing between the ruling and opposition parties. SBS Oct 6, 2026 12:20 PM

"Grounds for Renomination Request Unclear"... Chief Justice Refuses Witness Oath and Testimony Appearing at the parliamentary audit of the Supreme Court today , Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae personally explained the circumstances behind his refusal of the presidential office's request to renominate a Supreme Court justice candidate, stating that "specific reasons and constitutional grounds were not clearly stated in the official document." He also refused to comply with the National Assembly's request to take a witness oath or give testimony, citing the principle of the separation of powers, which sparked clashes between the ruling and opposition parties. SBS Oct 6, 2026 12:17 PM

National Assembly Audits Begin: "Constructive Guidance" vs. "Judging the Administration" The parliamentary audit of government affairs began today, October 6, marking the second year of the Lee Jae-myung administration. SBS Oct 6, 2026 12:14 PM

President Lee Urges Major Crimes Agency to 'Investigate Strictly Without Partisanship or Taking Sides' ▲ Acting Head of the Indictment Service Lee Jeong-hyeon , Acting Commissioner G… SBS Oct 6, 2026 11:51 AM

President Lee Pledges to Expand Rural Income Safety Net to Foster Balanced National Development ▲ President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae … SBS Oct 6, 2026 11:41 AM

Kim Min-seok Meets New Social Democratic Leader Song Chi-yong, Reaches Consensus on Lowering Threshold for Parliamentary Negotiation Groups ▲ Democratic Party of Korea Leader Kim Min-seok Democratic Party of Korea Leader… SBS Oct 6, 2026 11:27 AM

Han Byung-do: "Disregarding the National Assembly Is Disregarding the Public... Chief Justice Cho Must Testify at Audit" ▲ Han Byung-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, speaks at an unve… SBS Oct 6, 2026 11:26 AM

Democratic Party Says Confirmation Hearing for Serious Crimes Agency Chief Nominee Kim Ji-yong Set for Oct. 14 Meeting with reporters today right after a meeting on parliamentary audit strategy, Floor Spokesperson Kim Seong-hoe explained, "The adoption of the confirmation hearing plan for nominee Kim is scheduled for a plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee on October 7," adding, "If approved as planned, the confirmation hearing will take place on October 14." Earlier, the formal request for nominee Kim's confirmation hearing was submitted to the National Assembly on October 2, roughly 20 days after his recommendation, following additional vetting prompted by pushback from prosecution reform hardliners within the pan-ruling bloc. SBS Oct 6, 2026 11:25 AM

Unprecedented 'Ping-Pong': Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae Warns of Threat to Separation of Powers Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, attending the parliamentary audit of the Supreme Cour… SBS Oct 6, 2026 11:19 AM