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김승원 법무부 장관 후보자, 인사청문회 앞두고 의혹 해명
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김승원 법무부 장관 후보자, 인사청문회 앞두고 의혹 해명

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김승원 법무부 장관 후보자는 11일 인사청문회 준비 사무실로 출근하며 코로나19 치료제 임상시험 승인 청탁 의혹과 입법보조원 채용 경위에 대해 해명했다. 그는 국민에게 심려를 끼친 점에 사과하고, 인사청문회에서 상세히 설명하겠다고 밝혔다.

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김승원 후보자는 코로나19 치료제 임상시험 승인 청탁 의혹과 입법보조원 채용 과정에 대한 의혹이 제기된 상태에서 인사청문회를 앞두고 있다.

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김승원 법무부 장관 후보자는 11일 자신을 둘러싼 각종 의혹과 관련해 "국민 여러분께 심려를 끼쳐드린 점에 대해서는 정치인의 한 사람으로서 정말로 송구하게 생각한다"고 밝혔다.

김 후보자는 이날 서울 종로구에 마련된 인사청문회 준비 사무실로 출근하면서 "상세한 사항은 인사청문회에서 꼭 말씀드려 잘 설명하겠다"며 이같이 말했다.

김 후보자는 코로나19 치료제 임상시험 승인 청탁 의혹에 등장하는 정인재 부장판사의 아들을 의원실 입법보조원으로 채용한 경위를 묻자 "떳떳하기 때문에 공개적으로 면접을 통해서 입법보조원이라는 일을 맡겼다"고 답했다.

그는 "입법보조원은 정식 직원은 아니고 국회 업무를 보조하는 것으로 알고 있다"며 "제 기억에는 한 달에 100만원 정도만 받고 열심히 일하고 고생한 것으로 알고 있다"고 설명했다.

이어 "떳떳하지 않다면 이게 다 공개되는 자료"라며 "(일을) 마친 다음에 군대에 간 것으로 알고 있다"고 덧붙였다.

임상시험 승인 관련 식품의약품안전처 청탁 의혹에 대해서는 공익적 민원을 전달한 것이라는 기존 입장을 유지했다.

김 후보자는 "작은 회사가 다국적 기업의 어떤 압력에 의해서 절차가 진행되지 않고 있으니 왜 그런지 이유를 알아달라, 그런 불공정한 것을 해소해달라는 취지의 전달이었다"고 주장했다.

그는 당시 확인한 자료상 해외에서도 임상시험이 진행되고 있었다며 코로나19 시기에 여야와 정부 모두 치료제 개발을 위해 노력하던 만큼 민원을 전달해도 되겠다고 판단했다고 설명했다.

그러면서 "식약처장께 딱 한 번 전달하고 관련된 문자메시지 한두 번 주고받은 게 다"라며 "그 정도는 고충 민원 처리로서 충분히 전달할 수 있는 내용이라고 판단했다"고 말했다.

김 후보자는 입법보조원 채용 당시 공식 공고를 냈는지, 브로커 양모씨와 정 부장판사를 연결해줬다는 의혹이 담긴 추가 녹취를 어떻게 보는지에 대한 질문에는 답하지 않고 사무실로 들어갔다.

김 후보자는 장관으로 취임하면 개혁 과제에 매진하겠다는 뜻도 밝혔다.

그는 "지금까지 언론개혁, 검찰개혁, 자본시장 정상화를 위한 상법 개정 등 여러 가지 일을 해왔다"며 "그런 마음가짐으로 법무부 장관이 된다면 국민을 위해 개혁적인 일에 잘 매진하고 싶다"고 말했다.

이어 "새로운 형사사법체계가 잘 안착해 국민에게 불편함이 없도록 하는 일에 정말 최선을 다하겠다"고 강조했다.

김 후보자의 국회 인사청문회는 오는 15일 예정돼 있다.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 김승원 후보자의 인사청문회가 15일에 예정대로 진행될 것

    Very likely · Within days

  • 인사청문회에서 코로나19 치료제 임상시험 승인 청탁 및 입법보조원 채용 의혹에 대한 상세한 설명이 이루어질 것

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • 입법보조원 채용 시 공식 공고가 있었는지 여부
  • 브로커 양모씨가 정 부장판사와 연결을 주선했는지에 대한 의혹의 진위
  • 식약처 청탁 의혹과 관련한 구체적인 자료 및 통신 기록

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