Candidate Lee In-young's side: "Son's Swiss study abroad living expenses, about 30 million won over 14 months"

Lee In-young, the nominee for Minister of Unification, is responding to reporters' questions on the 6th while heading to the Inter-Korean Summit Headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of Unification announced on the 16th that the living expenses for the son of nominee Minister Lee In-young during his 14-month study abroad in Switzerland amounted to approximately 30 million KRW.

On the same day, the Ministry of Unification released data regarding the nominee's son's living expenses in Switzerland, stating, "The entire living expenses, including monthly rent and living costs, were fully covered by remittances from the nominee's side," and explained, "The remittance amount was 5.8 million KRW for rent and 24.82 million KRW for living expenses, totaling 30.62 million KRW."

The nominee's side reported that the child's stay period was from August 2017 to October 2018. They stated, "We paid an average monthly rent of about 500,000 KRW and used about 1.7 million KRW monthly for living expenses."

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Unification expressed hope that excessive speculation and malicious distortion regarding the nominee's child's living expenses in Switzerland would not arise.

Earlier, the nominee's side had first submitted proof of the child's one-year tuition fees in Switzerland to the National Assembly. They explained that the child's one-year tuition fee in Switzerland was 10,220 Swiss francs, approximately 12 million KRW.

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