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Ruling Party: "Han Dong-Hoon Must Apologize for 'Raising Allegations Against Kim Seung-won'... Accusing Him of Improper Solicitation"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Pyeong-cheon = On the 3rd, the Democratic Party of Korea [regarding] independent lawmaker Han Dong-... who raised suspicions that Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won was involved in lobbying for COVID-19 treatments...

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Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon stated on the 3rd, regarding allegations that Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won solicited approval for a COVID-19 treatment clinical trial, “If the entire Democratic Party lives like this, they should all quit politics.” Previously, the Democratic Party had claimed that a text message sent by nominee Kim to the head of the Food and Drug Safety Administration in the past constituted “legitimate legislative …

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Pyeong-cheon = On the 3rd, the Democratic Party of Korea [regarding] independent lawmaker Han Dong-... who raised suspicions that Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won was involved in lobbying for COVID-19 treatments...

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On the 3rd, Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon criticized Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, who is facing allegations of soliciting approval for a COVID-19 treatment clinical trial, stating, "He should have clarified whether it was true or not, but he has effectively run away." Meeting with reporters at the National Assembly that day, Rep. Han noted that Nominee Kim, earlier at the confirmation hearing preparation office in Jongno-gu, Seou…

Allegations were raised on the 3rd that Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, created a slush fund for the Gyeonggi Provincial Chapter of the Democratic Party of Korea while serving as its chairman. Regarding the issue of the withdrawal of indictment in President Lee Jae-myung's case, Kim stated, "I have no direct authority over the withdrawal of indictment, nor do I currently intend to direct the prosecution," but the opposition b…

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon continued his public questioning offensive against Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won on the 3rd. As details regarding the allegations of solicitation text messages involving nominee Kim Seung-won are gradually becoming known, Rep. Han Dong-hoon questioned the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Supreme Court regarding matters related to the past judgments made during the investigation into the nominee. A…

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매일신문 broke the news on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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