# Opposition Demands Kim Seung-won Resign Over Drug Agency Text Message Bribery Allegations

Opposition parties demand the immediate resignation of Kim Seung-won, the Justice Ministry nominee, over alleged bribery via text messages.

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Opposition parties, led by the People Power Party, demanded the immediate resignation of Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, on 2026-04-02 due to allegations of bribery involving text messages to the Food and Drug Safety Agency. [^1]

Jang Dong-hyeok alleged that Kim Seung-won committed bribery by copying and pasting a message from a broker who called him 'Oppa' to the Director of the Food and Drug Safety Agency. [^2]

Jang Dong-hyeok demanded the immediate withdrawal of the nomination for Kim Seung-won as Minister of Justice and Yong Hye-in as Minister of Gender Equality and Family. [^3]

A text message sent by Kim Seung-won to National Assembly Judiciary and Legal Affairs Committee Chairman Seo Young-gyo was captured by media cameras, containing claims that an investigation into a 5 million won bribery promise yielded no direct evidence or actual preferential treatment. [^4]

Yoon Sang-hyun, a People Power Party lawmaker, claimed on Facebook that the Food and Drug Safety Agency approved the clinical trial plan two weeks after a conversation, and that prosecutors confirmed a situation where a pharmaceutical company attempted to send 5 million won to Kim Seung-won's political donation account. [^5]

Jang Dong-hyeok called for the cancellation of Yong Hye-in's ministerial nomination and her resignation from her position as a member of the National Assembly. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Opposition parties, led by the People Power Party, demanded the immediate resignation of Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, on 2026-04-02 due to allegations of bribery involving text messages to the Food and Drug Safety Agency. (매일경제, News)
2. Jang Dong-hyeok alleged that Kim Seung-won committed bribery by copying and pasting a message from a broker who called him 'Oppa' to the Director of the Food and Drug Safety Agency. (세계일보, News)
3. Jang Dong-hyeok demanded the immediate withdrawal of the nomination for Kim Seung-won as Minister of Justice and Yong Hye-in as Minister of Gender Equality and Family. (세계일보, News)
4. A text message sent by Kim Seung-won to National Assembly Judiciary and Legal Affairs Committee Chairman Seo Young-gyo was captured by media cameras, containing claims that an investigation into a 5 million won bribery promise yielded no direct evidence or actual preferential treatment. (매일경제, News)
5. Yoon Sang-hyun, a People Power Party lawmaker, claimed on Facebook that the Food and Drug Safety Agency approved the clinical trial plan two weeks after a conversation, and that prosecutors confirmed a situation where a pharmaceutical company attempted to send 5 million won to Kim Seung-won's political donation account. (매일경제, News)
6. Jang Dong-hyeok called for the cancellation of Yong Hye-in's ministerial nomination and her resignation from her position as a member of the National Assembly. (세계일보, News)

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