Police Investigate Allegations of 'Irregular Hiring' Involving Son of Prosecutor General Nominee Kim Oh-soo

Sajunmo Reports Guksubon... Assigned in Bundang, Gyeonggi

Kim Oh-soo, the nominee for Prosecutor General, is attending the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 26th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The police are investigating a citizen group's accusation regarding allegations of 'irregular hiring' involving the son of Kim Osu, the nominee for Prosecutor General.

The Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 31st that it has been assigned the case of obstruction of business related to the hiring of Kim's son, Kim Mo (29), by the National Investigation Headquarters.

Previously, Jeon Ju-hye, a member of the People Power Party, raised suspicions that when Kim entered the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (currently Korea Electronics Technology Institute) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in August 2017, he used an old application form and listed his father's occupation as the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office. The institute took no particular action, and Kim was ultimately hired as a part-time professional contract employee. It was also reported that there were spelling errors in the application form.

The Association of Judicial Exam Preparers (Sajunmo) filed a complaint with the National Investigation Headquarters on the 26th, accusing Kim and the hiring officer at the time of obstruction of business based on this. In the complaint, Sajunmo stated, "Not only did he list his father's occupation, but he also included content in the application documents that would normally be insufficient to pass a public enterprise hiring process and was hired," and argued, "Submitting the occupation of a high-ranking public official father on an application form not provided by the institute constitutes deception in obstruction of business."

In response, Kim stated at the National Assembly confirmation hearing, "I have never made any improper requests regarding my son's employment." He explained, "I have no knowledge of it, do not know anyone there, and have never made a phone call," adding, "I am a father who is indifferent to my son's employment or studies."

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