Public interest whistleblower A said on the 17th, after watching the confirmation hearing for Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, “I felt despair and anger.” A, who reported the ‘Ministry of Food and Drug Safety lobbying suspicion’ involving Kim in October 2022 to the Anti-corruption & Civil Rights Commission and the prosecution, was recognized as a public interest whistleblower. A stated, “Kim has exposed himself as a candidate lacking the basic ability to distinguish between public and private matters. I will continue to reveal the truth of this case to the best of my ability in my position.” The interview was conducted via written and phone communication. Regarding the refusal of a face-to-face interview, A said, “I don’t want to get involved in the fight between the ‘whales’ as a powerless citizen.”

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“I felt despair and anger at Kim’s attempt to rationalize his actions without even apologizing. The essence of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety lobbying suspicion is power-based corrupt solicitation. Would the head of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety have responded if it weren’t for a phone call from a member of the National Assembly?”

Kim, in October 2021, requested Kim Gang-lip, then head of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, to “quickly approve the clinical trial plan for Genencell’s COVID-19 treatment under development” at the request of broker Yang.

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