Kim Seung-Won: "Called the Minister of Food and Drug Safety Just once... and Exchanged Nothing but Text Messages Since Then"
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Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon disclosed text messages in which businessman Yang and Genencell founder Kang mentioned other Democratic Party lawmakers in connection with the allegations regarding Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won’s solicitation for approval of a COVID-19 treatment clinical trial at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. On the 7th, Rep. Han stated on his Facebook page, “Mr. Yang’s brother poison
Representative Han Dong-hoon disclosed text messages containing allegations of soliciting approval for clinical trials related to Genencell. In addition to Representative Kim Seung-won, Representatives Choi and Song Young-gil were mentioned, raising suspicions that Democratic Party figures intervened in the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's approval process. The conversations contained content implying financial benefits worth hundreds of milli…
Justice Minister Nominee Kim Seung-won: "Should have been more cautious in conveying requests for clinical trial approval" Kim Seung-won: "I never made improper requests to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the review was conducted fairly" Kim Seung-won: "Han Dong-hoon must appear as a witness at the hearing... I also request prosecutors to testify" [Breaking News] Kim Seung-won: "Minister of Food and Drug Safety
[News Tomato Reporter Kang Ye-seul] Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won drew a line regarding the "allegations of lobbying the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety," stating, "I take seriously the fact that I should have been more cautious in the process of conveying petitions related to COVID-19 clinical trial approval," while adding, "I have never made any improper requests to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety." Kim Seung-won, nominee for Ju…
Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, stated regarding allegations of soliciting approval for clinical trials of a COVID-19 treatment, “I never made any improper requests to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, nor was the Ministry’s review conducted unfairly as a result.” He also said he would request independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, who raised the allegations, to be a witness at the confirmation hearing. Kim made these remark…
Kim Seung-won, nominee for Minister of Justice, is arriving at the confirmation hearing preparation office set up in the Jeokseon Hyundai Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 7th.
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