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At a hearing yesterday (2nd), the same issue was raised against candidate Han Deok-soo and deputy prime minister for economy Choo Kyung-ho.

Both candidates were suspected of being responsible for the process of selling KEB to Lone Star at a low price in 2003, but both candidates denied the allegations.

Today, four hearings are scheduled to be held, including candidate Jeong Ho-young for Minister of Health and Welfare, the controversial 'Dad Chance'.



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Democratic Party recalled Han Deok-soo's remarks in 2006 when he was Deputy Prime Minister of Economy, saying, "There is a problem that our National Assembly, the people, and the media are all too nationalistic about foreign capital."



Lone Star cited this and used it advantageously in a lawsuit against the Korean government.



[Lee Hae-sik/Rep. of the Democratic Party: The core litigation strategy of Lone Star is to say that the people's emotions were very bad, so they treated them very unfairly and caused great damage...

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One candidate explained that he had said that, but had absolutely nothing to do with Lone Star.



[Han Deok-soo / Prime Minister Candidate: (I) rebutted all the arguments that Lone Star's interpretation was wrong.] At the



same time, at the hearing of Deputy Prime Minister Choo Kyung-ho, the theory of responsibility of candidate Chu, who was the head of the Ministry of Finance and Economy at the time of the sale of KEB, was raised. .



[Kim Soo-heung / Democratic Party Member: As a result, this was sold at a low price and a huge amount of national wealth was leaked until the ISDS (International Investment Dispute Litigation) case.

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Candidate Chu countered that “it was a policy decision for the national interest and market stability,” and that even going back to that time, if he had been in that market situation, he would have done the same.

[Cho Kyung-ho / Deputy Prime



Minister candidate: I saved the market and stabilized the market, but what responsibility do I have to take? Then, did I pursue private interests outside the law?]



Hearings are scheduled for four people, including candidate Jeong Ho-young for Minister of Health and Welfare, candidate for Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Ho-young, who has been controversial about 'Daddy Chance' in