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Blue House: "No Obligation to Respond to Kim Seung-Won Gossip… Review of Personnel System Begins"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = On the 21st, the Blue House [addressed] the additional controversy surrounding Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won, who withdrew his candidacy for Minister of Justice, stating, "Those who must answer..."

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The Blue House dismissed the controversy surrounding former Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won, stating that the matter was concluded through the exercise of personnel authority. While expressing a commitment to improving the personnel vetting system, it reaffirmed the principle of non-intervention in war regarding the deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, leaving open the possibility of independent protection activities for national security.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = On the 21st, the Blue House [addressed] the additional controversy surrounding Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won, who withdrew his candidacy for Minister of Justice, stating, "Those who must answer..."

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On the 21st, Cheong Wa Dae Senior Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung avoided giving a direct answer regarding whether she had received a petition alleging additional suspicions against Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won, who voluntarily resigned as a nominee for Minister of Justice, stating, "We provided an answer through our authority of personnel appointment." Kang made these remarks on the KBS radio program 'Jeongyeok Sisa' this morning.

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The Blue House drew a line regarding the additional controversy surrounding Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won, who voluntarily resigned as a candidate for Minister of Justice, stating that it had already clarified its position through the exercise of personnel authority. Appearing on KBS Radio's "Jeongyeok Sisa" on the 21st, Blue House Senior Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung was asked whether the Blue House had received a petition regarding the…

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한겨레 broke the news on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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