Kim Seung-Won Justice Nomination
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South Korea’s justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won says he lacks authority to withdraw indictments and will not direct prosecutors to drop President Lee Jae-myung’s cases. An editorial urges him to keep that pledge, while scrutiny also focuses on his 2008 drunk-driving fine and drug-trial allegations, which he denies.
Kim Seung-won fined 700,000 won for drunk driving after leaving bench, then called for tougher discipline as lawmaker
Kim Seung-won, a nominee for South Korea’s justice minister, was fined 700,000 won for drunk driving in 2008, five months after he resigned as a judge and opened a law practice. Documents provided by the office of People Power Party lawmaker Park Soo-min show that Kim received the fine from the Suwon District Court on July 4, 2008, for violating the Road Traffic Act. Kim had submitted his resignat…
Editorial: Kim Seung-won Must Keep His Pledge Not to Direct Prosecutors to Drop Charges
Justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won has drawn attacks from the People Power Party and others as a prospective “minister for dropping charges.” Against that backdrop, the editorial welcomes his stat…
Kim Seung-won: “The justice minister has no authority to withdraw an indictment”
Kim Seung-won, nominated to become South Korea’s justice minister, said he has no intention of ordering the withdrawal of the indictment in President Lee Jae-myung’s case. “The prosecutor must decide,…
Kim Seung-won denies wrongdoing over drug-trial allegations and challenges deferred prosecution
Justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won said he has no intention of using ministerial authority to cancel proceedings in a case involving President Lee Jae-myung. Speaking outside his confirmation-hear…