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Kim Seung-won fined for drunk driving in 2008: “An unacceptable mistake, and I deeply regret it”

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won said he deeply regretted and apologized for a 2008 drunk-driving conviction.
  • A Suwon court fined Kim 700,000 won in July 2008, several months after he left his position as a judge and began working as a lawyer.
  • His confirmation hearing preparation team called drunk driving an unacceptable wrongdoing and said he should have behaved more strictly as a lawyer.

Justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won apologized after disclosures that he was fined for drunk driving in 2008.

I deeply regret it and sincerely apologize to the people.

· Kim Seung-wonKim apologized after his 2008 drunk-driving fine became public.

Kim said he “deeply regret[s]” the incident and sincerely apologized to the public. A Suwon court fined him 700,000 won in July 2008 for violating the Road Traffic Act after he was caught driving under the influence.

Drunk driving is an unacceptable mistake for any reason.

· Kim Seung-won’s confirmation hearing preparation teamThe team characterized the offense in its media statement.

Kim had worked as a judge at the Suwon District Court from February 2006 to February 2008. He received the fine after leaving the bench and working as a lawyer. His confirmation hearing preparation team said drunk driving was “an unacceptable mistake for any reason” and that Kim should have held himself to a stricter standard as a lawyer.

At the time, as a lawyer, he should have conducted himself even more strictly.

· Kim Seung-won’s confirmation hearing preparation teamThe team acknowledged the higher standard it said Kim should have followed.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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