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Kim Seung-won denies power to drop charges against President Lee Jae-myung

Kim Seung-won, Justice Minister candidate, states he lacks authority to drop charges against President Lee Jae-myung.

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Kim Seung-won said he has no intention of directing the Chief Prosecutor to dismiss the public prosecution against President Lee Jae-myung. [1] Kim Seung-won, the candidate for Minister of Justice, stated on September 3, 2026, that he does not have the direct authority to dismiss public prosecutions as a Minister of Justice. [2] Kim Seung-won, the candidate for South Korea's Justice Minister, stated that his contact with the head of the MFDS in October 2021 was to convey a public complaint regarding procedural delays for a domestic company's COVID-19 drug trial. [3] Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the People Power Party, stated on March 3, 2026, at a National Assembly top committee meeting that President Lee Jae-myung must immediately withdraw the nominations for Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in. [4] Kim Seung-won stated that the power to maintain or dismiss a public prosecution belongs to the investigating prosecutor according to law and principle. [5] Kim Seung-won's team claims he did not request approval, priority review, relaxed standards, or procedural omission, and did not intervene in the review process after the MFDS head responded. [6] Opposition leader Han Dong-hoon is calling for the establishment of a special prosecutor to investigate the controversy surrounding Kim Seung-won. [7] Prosecutors suspended the indictment against Kim Seung-won in December 2024, a decision the Democratic Party cites as evidence that the act was not illegal. [8]
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  1. Kim Seung-won said he has no intention of directing the Chief Prosecutor to dismiss the public prosecution against President Lee Jae-myung. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. Kim Seung-won, the candidate for Minister of Justice, stated on September 3, 2026, that he does not have the direct authority to dismiss public prosecutions as a Minister of Justice. · 매일경제South Korea
  3. Kim Seung-won, the candidate for South Korea's Justice Minister, stated that his contact with the head of the MFDS in October 2021 was to convey a public complaint regarding procedural delays for a domestic company's COVID-19 drug trial. · 세계일보
  4. Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the People Power Party, stated on March 3, 2026, at a National Assembly top committee meeting that President Lee Jae-myung must immediately withdraw the nominations for Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. Kim Seung-won stated that the power to maintain or dismiss a public prosecution belongs to the investigating prosecutor according to law and principle. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. Kim Seung-won's team claims he did not request approval, priority review, relaxed standards, or procedural omission, and did not intervene in the review process after the MFDS head responded. · 세계일보
  7. Opposition leader Han Dong-hoon is calling for the establishment of a special prosecutor to investigate the controversy surrounding Kim Seung-won. · 세계일보
  8. Prosecutors suspended the indictment against Kim Seung-won in December 2024, a decision the Democratic Party cites as evidence that the act was not illegal. · 세계일보
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