Police assign Kim Seung-won’s alleged food and drug agency lobbying case to Yeongdeungpo station
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- Police assigned an alleged lobbying case involving Kim Seung-won, a candidate for South Korea’s justice minister, to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station.
- The report identifies the allegation as involving the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Police have assigned a case involving allegations that Kim Seung-won sought favors from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo Police Station.
Kim, a candidate for justice minister, went to an office prepared for his confirmation hearing in Seoul’s Jongno district on Sept. 8, according to the report.
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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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