by Yang Geun-hyeok
Published : Sept. 3, 2026 - 09:34:38
![Kim Seung-won, nominee for justice minister, answers reporters' questions Thursday as he arrives at his confirmation hearing preparation office in the Jeokseon Hyundai Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul. [Yonhap]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/09/03/rcv.YNA.20260903.PYH2026090303620001301_P1.jpg)
Justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won said Thursday that the justice minister has no authority to withdraw indictments and that he has no intention of issuing such an order.
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