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Kim Seung-won says justice minister has no authority to drop charges, has no intention to order it

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Yang Geun-hyeok
Published : Sept. 3, 2026 - 09:34:38
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Kim Seung-won, nominee for justice minister, answers reporters' questions Thursday as he arrives at his confirmation hearing preparation office in the Jeokseon Hyundai Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul. [Yonhap]
Kim Seung-won, nominee for justice minister, answers reporters' questions Thursday as he arrives at his confirmation hearing preparation office in the Jeokseon Hyundai Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul. [Yonhap]

Justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won said Thursday that the justice minister has no authority to withdraw indictments and that he has no intention of issuing such an order.


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