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Justice Minister Nominee Under Fire | South Korea News
A brewing political firestorm erupts as Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won faces fresh allegations of rushing COVID-19 drug approval for Genencell in 2021, allegedly at the behest of broker Yang — whose messages also name other Democratic Party lawmakers, including Song Young-gil, hinting at a billion-won investment. With prosecutors previously clearing him, Kim denies wrongdoing, but opposition leaders slam the nomination as a “personnel fiasco,” accusing him of deeper complicity in bribery and corruption tied to Genencell’s murky animal test results and wider financial networks…
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