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The National Assembly personnel hearings were held today (2nd) for the prime minister and five ministerial candidates who will lead the new government.

The Democratic Party vehemently criticized Han Duk-soo's candidacy for receiving a large amount of torture from Kim & Chang, a large law firm, saying it was a courtesy and a conflict of interest.

In response, one candidate completely denied the allegations surrounding him, saying that he had never even contacted his juniors in public officials.



First news, this is reporter Lee Hyun-young.



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hearing of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo's nomination was held again after a week of lameness due to the controversy over insufficient data submission.



From the beginning of the hearing, Democratic lawmakers vehemently denounced that it was a civil courtesy and a conflict of interest that a candidate received nearly 2 billion won in torture fees while going back and forth between public office and Kim & Chang's advisory post.



[Nam In-soon / Democratic Party lawmaker: He is the last king of all honors.

I am a bit embarrassed to be called a broker or lobbyist by Kim & Chang after working in public office for 37 years (I think)]



One candidate denies the allegations, saying that he has never contacted junior civil servants even once.



[Han Deok-soo / Prime Minister Candidate: It is not much different from attracting foreign investment, explaining our economy, and doing so-called public diplomacy…

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Regarding the amount of torture fees, one candidate said, "I don't think I was paid too much," but "from the perspective of the public, there is an aspect of regret."



However, it did not disclose the specific tasks performed by Kim & Chang.



Regarding the sale of his wife's paintings to large corporations, the Han Deok-soo premium, regardless of the time of employment, went back and forth between workshops.



[Shin Dong-geun / Democratic Party Member: This is an abnormal level.

Isn't this the Han Deok-soo premium due to her husband's chance?]



[Jeon Joo-hye/Rep. of People's Power: Lee Nak-yeon, the then prime minister candidate, also became a problem at that time when his wife sold two paintings.]



One candidate said, "Conversation with the Democratic Party I'm going to run around until the heels of my shoes wear out."



In relation to the domestic and foreign economy, he emphasized that "the situation is a 'perfect storm' with overlapping bad news, and that "zero percent growth and high inflation cannot be eliminated without cooperation."



(Video coverage: Kim Nam-seong, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)