Kim Seung-won's child received more than 300 million won in wages from a cooperative founded by the candidate's mother

A People Power Party lawmaker has accused Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won's family of taking public funds intended for people with disabilities, and demanded that President Lee Jae-myung withdraw the nomination.

Joo Jin-woo told reporters at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 6th that Kim's spouse and children worked for a social cooperative and had received government support money as wages. He said the payments amounted to hundreds of millions of won.

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Of the 880 million won in taxpayers' money that should have gone entirely to people with disabilities, as much as 38% was paid to Kim's family as wages.

“Of the 880 million won in taxpayers' money that should have gone entirely to people with disabilities, as much as 38% was paid to Kim's family as wages,” Joo said. “The spouse, eldest son and second daughter worked at the same social cooperative, and their wages rose as the budget increased. A lawmaker's family siphoned off welfare that should have gone to people with disabilities.”

According to Joo's account, the cooperative did not initially receive government support when it was established in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. It later moved to Suwon, Kim's constituency, after Kim was elected to the National Assembly. The excerpt then refers to the cooperative's subsequent activities in Suwon under a Democratic Party-affiliated mayor.

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The spouse, eldest son and second daughter worked at the same social cooperative, and their wages rose as the budget increased. A lawmaker's family siphoned off welfare that should have gone to people with disabilities.