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Yesterday (2nd), a hearing was held at the National Assembly for Prime Minister candidate Han Deok-soo and five candidates for the new government.
The Democratic Party criticized a candidate for receiving a large amount of torture from Kim & Chang as a conflict of interest, and one candidate completely denied the allegations.
One candidate hearing continues today.
Correspondent Lee Hyun-young.
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] From the beginning of the hearing, Democratic lawmakers vehemently denounced the fact that Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who went back and forth between public office and Kim & Chang's advisory post, was paid close to 2 billion won in torture fees as public courtesy and a conflict of interest.
[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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As for the amount of torture fees, one candidate said, "There is a regrettable aspect from the public's point of view," but did not disclose the specific tasks performed at Kim & Chang.
He even went back and forth over the sale of his wife's paintings to large corporations.
[Shin Dong-geun/Democratic Rep.: 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, who was also a candidate for prime minister at the time, also became a problem at that time that his wife sold two paintings.]
One candidate said, "Without cooperation, without cooperation, it is a 'perfect storm'" situation with regard to the domestic and international economy .
You can't get rid of zero percent growth, high inflation, etc."