Candidate Han Deok-soo raises suspicions about property formation process day after day
Conflict of interest allegations over rental of US telecom company AT&T
“I don’t know anything about the billion-dollar deposit allegation”
Democratic Party criticizes candidate Han Deok-soo as ‘role king’
[앵커]
Controversy over a conflict of interest is growing over the case that Prime Minister candidate Han Deok-soo leased his house to an American telecommunications company while in charge of trade.
One candidate repeatedly emphasized that it had nothing to do with his job, but the Democrats are also keen to verify the awl at the hearing.
Reporter Kim Se-ho on the sidewalk.
[기자]
With the wealth of Prime Minister candidate Han Deok-soo worth 8.2 billion won being disclosed, suspicions are being raised day after day in the process of property formation.
In particular, from 1989 to 1999, I rented a house to AT&T, an American telecommunication company.
One candidate vigorously countered this.
[한덕수 / 국무총리 후보자 : 저는 기본적으로 그런 데에 무슨 관계가 있거나 이런 게 전혀 없기 때문에 하여튼 성실하게 말씀 드리면 우리 의원님들도 잘 이해해 주시지 않을까 이렇게 생각하고 있습니다.]
At the time of the Korea-U.S. negotiations regarding the opening of the Korean telecommunication market, he worked for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not the Ministry of Information and Communication, which is the main ministry.
He also revealed that he did not perform any related duties with AT&T even when he worked at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Trade and Industry after working at the Blue House.
He claimed that he had no knowledge of the suspicion that billions of won were deposited last year, although the funds may have moved due to the difference in interest rates between banks.
While the controversy did not subside, the Democratic Party criticized one candidate as a ‘role king’ and foretold verification of the awl.
At the same time, we plan to announce the members of the personnel hearing and start the verification meeting from next Sunday.
[윤호중 / 더불어민주당 비상대책위원장 : 전관 예우에 수십억원을 챙긴 분이 노동자의 최저임금은 예의도 아니고 도리도 아닐 것입니다. / 민주당은 국민의 시각에서 각 후보자들을 엄중히 검증하고 문제가 있는 부분에 대해서는 강력히 대처하겠습니다.]
The elected side is of the view that there will be no major difficulties for a candidate to pass the personnel hearing as they have prepared sufficient materials for the vocation, but it seems difficult to be optimistic about the passage as suspicions surrounding the property problem continue.
This is YTN Kim Se-ho.
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