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Han Dong-hoon Accuses Kim Seung-won of Illegal Fund Creation and Judicial Collusion

Unaffiliated lawmaker Han Dong-hoon alleges illegal fund creation and judicial bias involving Justice Minister candidate Kim Seung-won.

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Unaffiliated lawmaker Han Dong-hoon stated on 2026-04-03 that Justice Minister candidate Kim Seung-won, while leading the Democratic Party of Korea's Gyeonggi Provincial Committee, allegedly created illegal funds by inflating staff salaries by 2 million won monthly and transferring the excess to specific accounts. [1] Unaffiliated lawmaker Han Dong-hoon questioned Minister-designate Kim Seung-won on 2026-01-03 regarding allegations of illegal fund creation during Kim's tenure as chairman of the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Committee. [2] Han Dong-hoon asked if Kim Seung-won had personally visited the Chief of the Grand Prosecution Service's Planning and Coordination Department to request that a specific judge be excluded from reviewing a warrant, citing reasons of special relationship. [3] Han Dong-hoon questioned whether Kim Seung-won, during his tenure as Gyeonggi Provincial Committee chairman, repeatedly transferred inflated salary funds to accounts held by specific party staff rather than the official political fund account. [4] Han Dong-hoon raised concerns about potential collusion between Kim Seung-won and a judge who reviewed warrants for a COVID-19 treatment drug approval request involving a broker and Genentech. [5] Han Dong-hoon alleged that the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Committee inflated employee salaries by an additional 2 million won per month to create a secret fund, which was then transferred to a specific party official's personal account. [6] Han Dong-hoon asked Kim Seung-won if he was aware of a past incident where a request was made to exclude Judge Jung from a hearing regarding Kim's 2021 inquiry about a COVID-19 treatment drug approval. [7] Kim Seung-won was previously investigated in 2021 for accepting a request from a broker to approve clinical trials for a COVID-19 treatment drug but was granted a suspension of prosecution in December 2024. [8]
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  1. Unaffiliated lawmaker Han Dong-hoon stated on 2026-04-03 that Justice Minister candidate Kim Seung-won, while leading the Democratic Party of Korea's Gyeonggi Provincial Committee, allegedly created illegal funds by inflating staff salaries by 2 million won monthly and transferring the excess to specific accounts. · 세계일보
  2. Unaffiliated lawmaker Han Dong-hoon questioned Minister-designate Kim Seung-won on 2026-01-03 regarding allegations of illegal fund creation during Kim's tenure as chairman of the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Committee. · 매일경제South Korea
  3. Han Dong-hoon asked if Kim Seung-won had personally visited the Chief of the Grand Prosecution Service's Planning and Coordination Department to request that a specific judge be excluded from reviewing a warrant, citing reasons of special relationship. · 세계일보
  4. Han Dong-hoon questioned whether Kim Seung-won, during his tenure as Gyeonggi Provincial Committee chairman, repeatedly transferred inflated salary funds to accounts held by specific party staff rather than the official political fund account. · 세계일보
  5. Han Dong-hoon raised concerns about potential collusion between Kim Seung-won and a judge who reviewed warrants for a COVID-19 treatment drug approval request involving a broker and Genentech. · 세계일보
  6. Han Dong-hoon alleged that the Democratic Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Committee inflated employee salaries by an additional 2 million won per month to create a secret fund, which was then transferred to a specific party official's personal account. · 매일경제South Korea
  7. Han Dong-hoon asked Kim Seung-won if he was aware of a past incident where a request was made to exclude Judge Jung from a hearing regarding Kim's 2021 inquiry about a COVID-19 treatment drug approval. · 매일경제South Korea
  8. Kim Seung-won was previously investigated in 2021 for accepting a request from a broker to approve clinical trials for a COVID-19 treatment drug but was granted a suspension of prosecution in December 2024. · 매일경제South Korea
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