Lee Yong-cheol, candidate for Minister of Justice, prepares for full-scale hearing... First day of preparation team on the 12th
The head of the preparation team is Cha Beom-jun, head of the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Justice, and the office is located in Munjeong-dong Legal Town.
Quick Look
- Lee Yong-cheol, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, has been nominated as a candidate for Minister of Justice and begins preparations for the confirmation hearing.
- The preparation team's office is located on the 7th floor of the newly built Seoul Immigration Office building in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, and the head of the preparation team is Cha Beom-jun, head of the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Justice.
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Why It Matters
Lee Yong-cheol, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, was nominated as a candidate for Minister of Justice, and a personnel hearing preparation team was launched. The candidate is denying allegations of involvement in Daejeon-dong development corruption.
Director Lee Yong-cheol of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, who was nominated as the new Minister of Justice, begins preparations for the personnel hearing.
According to the personnel hearing preparation team on the 8th, candidate Lee will go to work at the preparation team office for the first time on the 12th.
The preparation team's office is located on the 7th floor of the newly built Seoul Immigration Office building in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, which opened on the 30th of last month.
Candidate Lee plans to work at the DAPA and prepare for the hearing before going to work at the preparation office.
On his first day of work on the 12th, he is expected to give brief impressions of his nomination to reporters.
Candidate Lee's confirmation hearing preparation team will be headed by Cha Beom-jun, head of the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Justice.
Policy Planning Director Seo Kyung-won took over as the general team leader, and Spokesperson Choi Tae-eun took over as the public affairs team leader.
In addition, the preparation team consisted of a new team, a question and answer team, and an administrative support team.
In a phone call with Yonhap News that day, candidate Lee refuted the suspicion that he was involved in Daejeon-dong development corruption, saying, "I don't know about Daejang-dong, then or now."
He also said that he will reveal his position in the future regarding the criticism that President Lee Jae-myung's appointment was made to cancel the indictment.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Candidate Lee Yong-cheol will go to work for the first time at the preparatory office on the 12th and express his thoughts on nomination to reporters.
Very likely · Within days
The candidate will reveal his position in the future regarding President Lee Jae-myung's criticism of personnel appointments aimed at canceling indictments.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- When is the confirmation hearing scheduled?
- What is your specific position on the Daejangdong suspicions?
- What is the candidate’s position on President Lee Jae-myung’s criticism of personnel for indictment cancellation?
