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가족조합 논란 해명…"아내 힘없어지면 장애 아이들 돌봄 믿고 맡길 사람이 아들"
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가족조합 논란 해명…"아내 힘없어지면 장애 아이들 돌봄 믿고 맡길 사람이 아들"

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김승원 법무부 장관 후보자는 국회 인사청문회에서 배우자와 자녀가 근무하는 발달장애인 협동조합의 특혜 논란을 해명하며 눈물을 보였다. 그는 아들이 장애 아동 돌봄을 이어가는 것은 이득이 아닌 아내의 뜻을 따른 것이라며 급여 지급에 특혜가 없었다고 반박했다.

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김승원 법무부 장관 후보자의 배우자와 자녀가 발달장애인 협동조합에서 근무하며 받은 급여에 특혜 의혹이 제기된 상황이다.

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가족조합 논란 해명…"아내 힘없어지면 장애 아이들 돌봄 믿고 맡길 사람이 아들"

(서울=연합뉴스) 이밝음 최원정 기자 = 김승원 법무부 장관 후보자는 15일 배우자와 자녀들이 근무하는 발달장애인 협동조합의 특혜 논란을 해명하면서 눈물을 보였다.

김 후보자는 이날 국회에서 열린 법무부 장관 후보자 인사청문회에서 "저희 아들은 (발달장애) 아이들이 스무살 서른살이 돼도 계속 돌봄을 할 수 있도록 한 것이지, 이득을 위해서 돈벌이로 한 것은 절대 아니다"라며 급여 지급 과정에서 특혜는 없었다고 반박했다.

그는 "저도 아들이 왜 어머니가 일하는 곳에서 일하는지 궁금했는데 최근에 들었다"며 "아내가 아이들을 사랑으로 돌봤는데, 이 아이들의 부모님이 나중에 돌아가시게 되면, 혹은 우리 아내도 나중에 힘이 없거나 죽게 되면 이 아이들을 믿고 맡길 만한 사람으로 저희 아들에게 그 일을 맡겼다고 하더라"고 말하면서 울먹이기도 했다.

김 후보자는 "아버지로서는 죄송한 이야기지만, (아들이) 연대 나와서 지금 대학원 석사과정도 공부하고 있고 더 좋은 곳에, 혹은 공부해서 교수라도 했으면 좋겠는데 어머니의 뜻을 받아들이고 발달장애 아이를 돌보는 일을 하는 것이 안쓰럽기도 하고 대견하기도 하다"고 강조했다.

이어 "저희 아내는 이대 특수교육학과를 나왔고 제가 대학 때 발달장애 아이들과 자원봉사를 하면서 같이 사랑하게 되고 결혼까지 했다"며 "제가 변호사 할 때 저희 아내를 보면 (아이들에게) 물리기도 하고 할퀴기도 하고 꼬집힌 상처들이 참 많다. 아마 발달장애 아이들을 가르치는 분들 다 그럴 것"이라고 했다.

가족조합 의혹을 제기한 국민의힘 주진우 의원을 향해서는 "주 의원님의 그런 말이 발달장애 가족들과 돌봄 선생님들에게 정말 큰 상처가 된다는 것을 다시 한번 유념해 주셨으면 한다"며 아내의 급여나 근로조건은 협동조합 학부모들이 결정한다고 설명했다.

앞서 주 의원은 김 후보자의 배우자와 자녀들이 한국아동발달 사회적협동조합에서 4년간 3억3천만원 상당을 급여로 받았고, 방과후 활동 서비스 제공기관으로 지정되는 과정에서도 특혜가 있었다는 의혹을 제기했다.

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  • 법무부 장관 후보자 인사청문회에서 추가 질의가 이어져 가족조합 의혹에 대한 해명이 더 구체화될 것

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  • 급여 지급 과정이 협동조합 학부모들이 실제로 결정했는지에 대한 구체적 증거
  • 주진우 의원이 제기한 3억3천만원 규모의 급여 수령 사실이 정확한지 여부
  • 후보자 가족의 협동조합 근무가 공직자 윤리 기준에 위배되는지 여부

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