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Constitutional Court Secretary-General Says People Power Party's Competence Dispute Over Supreme Court Justice Re-nomination Could Be Dismissed Based on Precedents Son In-hyuk, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, stated regarding the competence dispute adjudication filed by the People Power Party over President Lee Jae-myung's request for a re-nomination of a Supreme Court justice candidate that "looking at precedents, a dismissal ruling is also possible." During the parliamentary audit of the Constitutional Court by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly this morning , in response to a question by Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Han-kyu asking "how the competence dispute adjudication filed by the People Power Party is proceeding," Secretary-General Son answered, "I understand that the case has been received and the direction of case processing is being discussed." To the remark asking "isn't it a target for dismissal even before reviewing the contents?", Son mentioned, "Looking at existing precedents and such, that kind of judgment is also possible." This is an explanation to the effect that there are precedents where competence dispute adjudications filed by a specific political party or lawmakers claiming that "the National Assembly's competence has been infringed" were dismissed on the grounds of a "lack of standing to sue." To lawmaker Kim's remark to "process it promptly without worrying about it too much," Son elaborated, "Each case has slightly different points, so taking those parts into consideration.. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:59 PM

60-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murdering Ex-Wife and Abandoning Body in Suitcase The 23rd Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Oh Se-yong) sentenced the defendant, surnamed Lee, to 25 years in prison and ordered five years of probation on charges of murder and abandonment of a corpse. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:49 PM

Spit on the Floor and Lick It: Shocking Home Cam Footage Left by Murdered Wife [Perpetrator : Hey, if I lived a single life instead of getting married to you, I would have met over a hundred women. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:43 PM

"Just 500 Meters From the Finish Line": 20-Something Woman Dies After Collapsing in Marathon A woman in her 20s participating in a downtown Seoul marathon has died after collapsing just about 500 meters before the finish line. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:43 PM

Choo Mi-ae: "President Lee's 'Living in Luxury' Post Was Not Aimed at Me" Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae stated regarding recent social media posts by President Lee Jae-myung mentioning terms like "high-ranking officials living in luxury," "I do not think the president was targeting me." Governor Choo gave this response during the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province on October 13, when People Power Party lawmaker Joo Ho-young asked, "Don't you feel unfairly sniped at by the president?" Governor Choo explained, "The president also spent a difficult boyhood, and I too spent an unusual childhood," adding, "My mother could not raise me herself and had to place me in foster care." She went on to emphasize, "I have never been out of touch with people's livelihoods, nor have I ever lived in luxury and harmed others." When lawmaker Joo asked, "May I take it that the president posted it by mistake on social media?", Governor Choo replied, "No. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:42 PM

Special Counsel Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Sentence That Would Void Yoon Suk Yeol's Past Election Victory During the appellate sentencing hearing held on October 13 by the Criminal Division 2-1 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Baek Seung-yeop, Hwang Seung-tae, and Kim Young-hyun), the special counsel team told the court to "dismiss the defendant's appeal." The first instance court sentenced former President Yoon to a prison term with probation. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:39 PM

Inmate Found Unconscious in Uijeongbu Prison Passes Away According to the Uijeongbu Prison today , inmate A was found unconscious inside a detention facility at the prison in Gosan-dong, Uijeongbu, at around 5 p.m. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:37 PM

AI Automatically Identifies Animals Captured by National Park Cameras An artificial intelligence model has been developed to automatically identify wildlife captured by automated cameras in national parks. SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:21 PM

Ambassador to US Cites Hurdles in Consultations with Washington Amid Pending Issues and Intelligence Friction Kang Kyung-wha speaks during a parliamentary audit by the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee held at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., on the 12th . SBS Oct 13, 2026 1:17 PM

Gyeonggi Province Supplementary Budget Passed... Governor Choo Mi-ae Attends First Parliamentary Audit With the restoration of some livelihood budgets, including postpartum care subsidies, Gyeonggi Province's supplementary budget bill has passed the provincial assembly. SBS Oct 13, 2026 12:38 PM