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Kwon Seong-dong, acting representative of People's Power, said that he had recommended a 9th-level administrative agent in the presidential office, which has been controversial in private recruitment, but the controversy is growing.

It was also confirmed that the administrative agent's father was an election commissioner in Gangneung City, an acting district of Kwon.



On the sidewalk, this is Hwa Kang-yun, a reporter.



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Yesterday (15th), when the controversy broke out that the 9th grade administrative agent Woo, who works in the presidential office's senior social affairs office, was the son of an acquaintance of President Yoon Seok-yeol, Kwon Seong-dong, acting representative of the People's Power, said that he was the one who recommended Mr. Woo. .



[Kwon Seong-dong / Acting Representative of People's Power: He was recommended by me.

I asked Jang Je-won and he didn't put it in the presidential office, so I said something.

I just applied pressure to put it in...

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At the same time, he said he was sorry to Mr. Woo and said something like this.



[Kwon Seong-dong / Acting representative of the People's Power: It's not a high position, but I entered the 9th grade administrative agent.

How to live in Seoul with minimum wage, Gangneung villager.]



Following Kwon's confirmation of his request for employment, Woo's father was confirmed to have worked as an election commissioner since 2020 in Gangneung, where Acting Kwon was elected to the National Assembly. Controversy grew.



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The Democratic Party said it was suspected of soliciting a job that could have a potential conflict of interest, and demanded that the timing of the recommendation and its impact on the hiring be disclosed.

[Seo Yong-ju / Full-time spokesperson for the Democratic Party: If a personal relationship and the power of the



ruling party leader were involved in the recruitment of civil servants, that in itself is unfair and absurd.]



I explained that recommendation is not a problem as it is a job.



Regarding the conflict of interest, he said that as the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act came into effect on May 19, legal issues such as the date of recommendation and whether it will have an impact should be considered.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, video editing: Ha Seong-won)