Police Investigate Former Lawmaker Yoo Seong-min Over Daughter's Alleged Preferential Hiring

Police have summoned former lawmaker Yoo Seong-min for questioning as a suspect in an alleged preferential hiring scandal involving his daughter. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit is investigating Yoo on charges of obstruction of business.

The investigation comes approximately seven months after the police received a formal complaint regarding the matter. Yoo's daughter, Professor Yoo Dam, was appointed to a full-time faculty position in the Department of Trade, Global Economy and Politics at Incheon National University for the second semester of last year. However, allegations surfaced during a parliamentary audit last November suggesting she received high marks despite lacking sufficient experience and qualifications.

Yoo Seong-min has consistently maintained his innocence, stating that "there is no problem whatsoever." The police plan to further review the case based on the testimony obtained during Yoo's questioning to determine whether to formally charge Yoo Dam.

Previously, the police had launched an investigation into 23 individuals, including Incheon National University President Lee In-jae, personnel from the university's academic affairs and human resources departments, hiring review committee members, and records management staff. This investigation was prompted by a complaint filed in November of last year concerning alleged violations of the Public Records Management Act.