Kim Seung-won, nominee for minister of justice, arrives Monday at his confirmation hearing preparation office in Jeokseon Hyundai Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to address allegations against him and answer questions from reporters. [Yonhap]
Kim Seung-won, nominee for minister of justice, arrives Monday at his confirmation hearing preparation office in Jeokseon Hyundai Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to address allegations against him and answer questions from reporters. [Yonhap]

Kim Seung-won, the nominee for minister of justice, said Monday that a petition he filed seeking approval for a COVID-19 clinical trial "should have been handled more carefully," adding that he takes the matter "seriously."


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