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“Kim Seung-won Never Mentioned ‘BH’ in Call With Yang,” Transcripts Released

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Kim Seung-won’s confirmation team released two transcripts from phone calls made in October 2021.
  • The team said the records show Kim did not mention “BH,” or the presidential office, during his call with Yang.
  • In the call, Yang said the Food and Drug Safety Ministry was delaying approval for a Phase 3 clinical trial, and Kim asked which official was responsible.

Kim Seung-won’s confirmation team released phone-call transcripts on September 8 to support his denial that he mentioned “BH,” a reference to the presidential office, during a conversation about a COVID-19 drug trial.

So what is it that you want now?

· Kim Seung-wonHe asked Yang about the request during their October 2021 call.

The team distributed two transcripts covering four pages. One recorded a call between Kim and an acquaintance identified as Yang at about 9:12 a.m. on October 12, 2021. The other recorded a call four minutes later between Yang and Kang, the founder of new-drug developer Genencell.

The Food and Drug Safety Ministry keeps delaying it.

· YangYang described the alleged delay in approval for a Phase 3 clinical trial.

In the first transcript, Yang addressed Kim as “oppa,” and Kim responded by using Yang’s name. Kim then asked what Yang wanted. Yang replied that the Food and Drug Safety Ministry kept delaying approval for a Phase 3 clinical trial.

Where is the person in charge? Which ministry is it?

· Kim Seung-wonKim asked which official and ministry were responsible for the delayed approval.

Kim asked which official was handling the matter and which ministry it involved. He said he knew the head of the Food and Drug Safety Ministry and would ask the minister to look into it directly and report back. The transcripts were released to show that Kim did not mention “BH” during the call.

I know the head of the Food and Drug Safety Ministry, so I’ll ask the minister to look into it directly and report back.

· Kim Seung-wonKim described how he would raise the issue with the ministry’s head.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo 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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