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Chun Ha-ram Questions How Defense Nominee’s Son Bought a ₩700 Million Commercial Property

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Chun Ha-ram alleged that Kang Shin-chul’s son bought a commercial property in Bundang’s Yangji Village for 700 million won.
  • He said the property was omitted from the son’s assets listed in the confirmation request for Kang’s nomination.
  • Chun questioned how the son, born in 1996 and discharged from the military last year, obtained the money after only one year of employment.

Chun Ha-ram, acting leader of the Reform Party, has demanded an explanation over how the son of Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul obtained 700 million won to buy a commercial property.

At a press conference in the National Assembly on the 7th, Chun said Kang’s son had purchased a shop in Yangji Village in Bundang, where President Lee Jae-myung had lived, for 700 million won. Chun alleged that the property was left out of the assets disclosed in the request for a personnel hearing.

Kang Shin-chul’s son bought a commercial property in Yangji Village, Bundang, where President Lee Jae-myung had lived, for 700 million won, but it was left out of the assets listed in the personnel hearing request.

· Chun Ha-ramHis allegation about the property and the nominee’s disclosure.

He also questioned how the son, born in 1996, had raised the money after being discharged from the military last year and working for only one year. Chun said the matter required a thorough explanation. The supplied report ends during his remarks and does not provide Kang Shin-chul’s response.

How did a son born in 1996, who was discharged last year and has only been employed for one year, raise 700 million won? A thorough explanation is needed.

· Chun Ha-ramHis question about the source of the money used for the purchase.
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