Scandal in Seoul: The Unsettling Pattern Behind Kim Seung won's Withdrawal The withdrawal of Kim Seung won as nominee for South Korea's Justice Minister has raised questions about the endemic corruption that plagues the Korean peninsula.
This incident is not an isolated case, but rather another chapter in a long story of cronyism and regulatory capture.
Conservative lawmaker Kim Sung tae accused Kim Seung won of using his influence to lobby regulators over clinical trials for a Covid 19 treatment.