Prosecutors Investigate Kim Young-min, Former President of Korea Resources Corporation, Over Ministry of Industry Blacklist
Dongbu District Prosecutors' Office Investigates Witness Under Advisory Status
[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The prosecution investigating allegations of a blacklist in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy summoned former Korea Resources Corporation (KORES) President Kim Young-min as a witness for questioning.
The Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office summoned former KORES President Kim as a witness this morning and questioned him for about two and a half hours. KORES was one of the eight institutions related to the Ministry that the prosecution raided last month.
After the questioning, former President Kim told reporters, "Since I was a public official, it is difficult to provide specific explanations." It was confirmed that Kim had been investigated in connection with this matter three years ago.
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Kim, a former Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, was appointed as the 17th President of KORES in 2015. In May 2018, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy requested the Blue House to dismiss him due to the decision to merge KORES and the Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation, leading to his dismissal with six months remaining in his term.
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