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People Power Lawmaker Accuses Kim Seung-won’s Family Cooperative of Taking 330 Million Won in Public Funds

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo accused a cooperative employing Kim Seung-won’s wife and two children of receiving government funding.
  • Joo alleged that Kim’s family collected about 330 million won in salaries and described the arrangement as an abuse of taxpayers’ money.

People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo has accused a cooperative linked to Kim Seung-won’s family of receiving government funding while employing Kim’s wife and two children.

Joo said the cooperative received a budget from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He alleged that Kim’s family collected salaries totaling hundreds of millions of won.

At a news conference in the National Assembly communications hall on the 6th, Joo raised the allegations against Kim, who has been nominated as justice minister. He said, “The Kim Seung-won family’s method of siphoning off taxpayers’ money has gone far beyond the limit.”

The Kim Seung-won family’s method of siphoning off taxpayers’ money has gone far beyond the limit.

· Joo Jin-wooThe People Power Party lawmaker made the remark while presenting allegations about a cooperative employing the nominee’s family members.
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