Democratic Party Education Committee Member Visits Fulbright to Protest Allegations Against Kim In-cheol

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Members of the Democratic Party's National Assembly Education Committee plan to visit the Korea-U.S. Education Commission, which is responsible for selecting Fulbright scholars, on the 2nd to request the submission of materials related to preferential treatment of scholarships for the family of Kim In-cheol, the nominee for Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education.

On this day, Democratic Party lawmakers including Ahn Min-seok, Park Chan-dae, Kang Deuk-gu, Kang Min-jung, Kwon In-sook, and Yoon Young-duk distributed a visit statement, saying, "Various suspicions surrounding nominee Kim and his family are pouring out," and "Among them, the most unbelievable and the one that has caused the greatest public outrage is the Fulbright scholarship suspicion."

The Democratic Party lawmakers stated, "Nominee Kim not only served as the president of the Korean Fulbright Alumni Association but also served twice as the auditor of the Korea-U.S. Education and Culture Foundation, which was established mainly by the alumni association's executive committee, and is currently serving as a director," adding, "We cannot help but suspect whether he exerted undue influence in the selection of scholarship recipients for his two children."

They continued, "Despite the Fulbright suspicion growing exponentially, both nominee Kim and the Fulbright organization are refusing to submit even basic verification materials," emphasizing to nominee Kim, "You should immediately clarify the matter instead of waiting for the hearing."

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