Justice Minister Nominee Kim Seung-Won: "Request for Clinical Trial Approval for COVID-19 Treatment Is a Public Interest Petition, Not a Solicitation"
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Bal-geum = Regarding allegations that Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won was involved in lobbying for COVID-19 treatments, he stated on the 3rd, "It was not a solicitation, but a solicitation by National Assembly members..."
Claims are spreading in political circles that allegations regarding Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won’s involvement in lobbying related to COVID-19 treatments in 2021 must be clarified. On the 2nd, the opposition claimed that Kim sent a text message to Kim Kang-lip, the then-Minister of Food and Drug Safety, asking him to “ensure working-level officials handle the matter quickly.” The People Power Party stated, “Nominee Kim should stop tar…
Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, refuted allegations regarding "solicitation for approval of clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments," stating that it was "not solicitation, but a simple transmission of a grievance for the public interest, which is explicitly permitted under the Anti-Solicitation Act for Members of the National Assembly." ▶ Kim Seung-won's confirmation hearing preparation team clarified this through a press a…
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