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The court's substantive review of the warrant against former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Baek Un-gyu is currently underway in connection with the so-called 'Ministry of Industry blacklist' suspicion.

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Reporter Jeong-eun Shin, please tell us about the status of the warrant review.



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The court's substantive review of the warrant to determine whether a warrant was issued for former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Baek Un-gyu started at 10:30 am today.



Former Minister Baek made a brief statement before entering.

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[Baek Un-gyu / Former Minister of Industry: This was done according to the regulations set by the law when I was in office.

Today, I will faithfully participate in the warrant substantive examination.

Thank you.]



When asked if he had ever communicated with the Blue House regarding personnel matters, he only said 'I will work diligently'.



If an arrest warrant is issued, it will be the first case in which a key figure in the Moon Jae-in government is arrested after a change of government.



Former Minister Baek is facing charges of abuse of power by instructing subordinates of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to demand resignations from the heads of 13 agencies under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from 2017 to 2018, during the early days of the Moon Jae-in administration.



Prosecutors reported that the prosecution also found that former Minister Paik had applied unfairly in the process of appointing a successor head of an agency, and that another agency ordered that former Minister Paik revoke an internal personnel decision that had already been implemented. there is.



It is reported that former Minister Baek denied the allegations during the summons investigation on the 9th.



Whether or not to detain Baek is expected to be decided later in the afternoon.



Prosecutors are investigating the allegation that Park Sang-hyeok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who at the time of the Moon Jae-in administration, was the chief executive officer of the Blue House's personnel office, through an official from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.