Following the candidate for the Minister of
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, a personnel hearing was held today (6th) for the candidate Kim Bu-gyeom. Candidate Kim repeatedly apologized to former Mayor Park Won-soon victims, and said he was sorry for the allegations of corruption in the entrance exam by former Minister Cho Kook's children. At the same time, he raised a voice and strongly refuted the allegations of his daughter's involvement with the Lime Fund, a key issue.
Next is reporter Lee Hyun-young.
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Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom's body was lowered from the beginning of the personnel hearing.
First of all, regarding the point that he and his spouse have delinquented the automobile tax and fines 32 times,
[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister Candidate: As a candidate for public office, I am ashamed.] The
late Mayor Won-soon Park referred to the victim of sexual violence as a'complainant complaining of damage'. Regarding the question that asks for his position, he lowered his head, saying, "I apologize once again."
Regarding the allegations of corruption in the entrance examination by the children of former Justice Minister Cho Kook, he said:
[Kim Buk-gyeom/Prime Minister Candidate: I am particularly sorry that I inflicted various wounds on the younger generation.] The
opposition party criticized him as "Prime Minister of Apples."
However, he actively defended against family-related suspicions.
When the opposition party urged Lime to open a customized fund with no restrictions on redemption to their daughters and couples who invested 1.2 billion won, they refuted that candidate Kim was rather a victim.
[Lee Yang-su/Representative Power of the People: It seems obvious that he gave tremendous preferential treatment to (daughter and couple)?]
[Kim
Bu-gyeom/
Prime Minister Candidate: No, so I've been losing money now, I said this.]
Regarding the pending issue
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Candidate Kim said that it is irresponsible for the government to stand by with cryptocurrency investors, that he would pass the public opinion on Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong well to the President, and that he would review the mandatory vaccine leave.
At the hearing on the second day of tomorrow, Daishin Securities, a key figure in the lime fund sales, and accountant Kim Gyeong-yul, a writer of the'Birthday Black Book', will be present.
(Video coverage: Kim Heung-ki and Jung Sang-bo, video editing: Ha Seong-won)