Confirmation hearing reports adopted for justice, defense minister nominees
Parliamentary confirmation hearing reports were adopted for the justice and defense minister nominees Thursday amid objections from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). The parliamentary legislation and judiciary committee adopted a confirmation hearing report for Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) forged ahead despite PPP lawmakers'…
The parliamentary confirmation hearing reports for the nominees of the justice and defense minister positions were adopted on Thursday, despite objections from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) proceeded with the confirmation process, even as the PPP boycotted the session, arguing that the allegations against the justice minister nominee, Kim Seung-won, were not fully addressed.
Kim, a two-term lawmaker who previously served as a judge at the Jeonju District Court and the Suwon District Court, was questioned over claims that he illegally lobbied the food and drug safety ministry to expedite approval for a COVID-19 treatment in 2021 at the request of a broker. The DPK maintained that Kim had sufficiently explained himself during the confirmation hearing on Tuesday, but none of the allegations raised during the hearing have been resolved.
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