Candidate Jin-wook Kim, head of the Office of Crime Investigation for High-ranking Officials, attended a personnel hearing held at the National Assembly on the 19th. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
– Candidate Jin-wook Kim, head of the Office of Crime Investigation for High-ranking Officials, admitted and apologized at the National Assembly’s personnel hearing on the 19th, after acknowledging the allegations of moving in disguise and expedient parental leave. It also announced that it would sell all its stocks, including bio companies.
Personnel hearing for candidates for the Minister of Public Transport
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“Move in disguise, it doesn’t fit the public eye”
– On this day, to the question of Rep. Jeon Ju-hye, Rep. Jeon Ju-hye, who asked, “Do you admit the fact that you have moved in under the guise of the past,” Candidate Kim answered “yes.” He said, “I apologize for the fact that it was not appropriate to the public’s level of view and was not appropriate as a candidate for high-ranking officials,” he said. Candidate Kim transferred his address in a short period (days or months) in 1997, 2003, and 2015, respectively, and has been under suspicion of moving in under disguise. However, candidate Kim’s position is that it is not a disguised transfer for property gains or educational purposes.
Candidate Kim also admitted and apologized for the alleged parental leave. His career certificate, etc., indicated that he had trained at UC Berkeley University from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015. However, it turned out that they had trained for another 6 months until December 31, 2015. After taking parental leave.
Rep. Yoo Sang-beom of the People’s Strength criticized that “the parental leave, which is intended to be used for the purpose of raising children, was actually used for personal study, training, and self-development.” Candidate Kim said, “I think that I was faithful to the purpose of parental leave while with my children in the United States, but there are aspects that have received many benefits compared to the general public, so I am sorry for that.”
“I will sell all my stocks”
– Candidate Kim announced that he would sell all of his stocks. When asked by Paik Hye-ryeon, a Democratic Party lawmaker, “There is public opinion that it is inappropriate to hold 13 stocks as the head of the public prosecution. What do you think?” Candidate Jin-wook Kim replied, “Yes,” and “I will dispose of everything.”
The valuation of 13 stocks held by Candidate Kim is around 100 million won. Of these, 90 million won is the valuation of Miko Biomed, a bio-themed stock. Regarding the holding of this stock, Rep. Soo-jin Cho said, “In March 2017, we purchased Miko Biomed stock through a paid-in capital increase method and additional purchases after mid-August 2020, at which time Candidate Kim worked as a researcher at the Constitutional Court. He said, “We need to reveal whether candidate Kim was trading stocks during working hours.” Cho pointed out that if stocks were bought and sold during working hours, it could lead to negligence and abandonment of work.
Question and answer regarding Candidate Kim’s accusation to the prosecution on charges of violating the solicitation prohibition law by the Speculative Capital Surveillance Center on the 18th for the fact that Candidate Kim invested in Miko Biomed stocks through a paid-in capital increase method assigned to a third party and was applied a price lower than the market price Also came and went.
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Candidate Kim on the 19th. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
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CEO of the bio company that invested, “There was no preference”
– Seong-woo Kim, CEO of Miko Biomed, who attended the hearing chairman as a reference, said, “If a paid-in capital increase increases the number of stocks and there is a risk of a decline in stock prices, the Commercial Act makes it possible to sell about 10% cheaper.” There is no problem because it provided benefits in common to the participants.” He said that there was no undisclosed information provided prior to the capital increase. The reason why candidate Kim was assigned to the board of directors was not recorded in the minutes of the board of directors meetings, he explained, “According to the practice, we could not record in the minutes of the meeting, but at the time of disclosure, we left a record.”
Candidate Kim is said to have made a friendship with President Kim, who was a research professor at Harvard University Medical School through a Korean church when studying at Harvard Law School in the United States in 2001-2002. It is explained that 15 years later, CEO Kim, who suffered from a financial crisis, requested investment from candidate Kim, who seems to have room to invest, and that it was successful.
Reporter Minjoong Kim [email protected]
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