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The National Assembly personnel hearing on Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon continued until dawn today (10th).

The hearing lasted for 17 hours and 30 minutes, as was expected of President Yoon Seok-yeol's closest aides, but the adoption of the hearing report



failed. Reporter Kang Min-woo.



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The hearing of Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon, which started at 10 am yesterday, lasted 17 hours and 30 minutes.



The hearing ended around 3:30 this morning as witness newspapers and supplementary questions from opposition lawmakers were repeated.



Even in the late hour, the tense nerve battle between the ruling and opposition parties continued.



In particular, the opposition lawmakers clashed over the case of an attempted coercion of a Channel A reporter led by a candidate, in particular, the investigation of the former minister's family and the controversy over collusion with prosecutors.



[Min Hyeong-bae / Independent member of the National Assembly (from the Democratic Party): It seems that there is a political intention even in the investigation of former Minister Cho Kuk and his family, did you know that there is such a view?



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This 'Channel A case' becomes one of the most humiliating cases in the prosecution for me personally.]



One candidate said that he would rather have walked the flower path had he not done an investigation into his homeland, and countered that the Channel A case had already been concluded with no charges. .



Another issue was the suspicion of a candidate's daughter's writing of a thesis.



The Democratic Party even mentioned the possibility of criminal punishment, saying that it was published in a so-called predatory academic journal that pays money.



[Kim Yong-min/Democratic Rep.: In some cases, it may be a matter that can be punished for obstruction of business or violation of copyright law.]



One candidate countered that the article was unrelated to the entrance exam and had never contacted the Kenyan scriptwriter.



He then mentioned the case of former President Moon Jae-in, saying he has no intention of dropping the lawsuit against the media that reported the allegations.



[Han Dong-hoon/Candidate for Justice Minister: Even if you look at the precedents, the president has sued the people.] The



hearing was closed, but the adoption of a hearing report by a candidate, which was due to be delayed, was delayed again due to differences between the ruling and opposition parties.