Park Ju-min: "Han Dong-hoon Hearing May Be Criticized for Lack of Preparation... But He Provided Too Few Materials"

"Candidate Han Fails to Meet Written Response Deadline and Submits Inadequate Materials"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Regarding the criticism that the Democratic Party lawmakers were inadequately prepared during the confirmation hearing of Han Dong-hoon, the nominee for Minister of Justice, Park Joo-min, the Democratic Party whip of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, partially acknowledged this but pointed out issues with Han's submission of materials.

On the 11th, on TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' Park said, "I think it is possible to hear evaluations that the preparation was insufficient," but added, "Overall, Han did not submit materials."

Earlier, during the confirmation hearing from the 9th to the early hours of the 10th, some Democratic Party lawmakers mistakenly identified ‘Han ○○,’ listed as a laptop donor, as Han's daughter, or referred to Professor Lee as an aunt, sparking controversy over poor preparation.

Regarding this, Park stated, "He did not meet the deadline at all for written questions, and the answers he submitted were almost just one line," adding, "I have seen many cases, but especially for written questions, this is the first time I have seen a failure to meet the submission deadline." He introduced, "Even Han Deok-soo, the nominee for Prime Minister, had his originally scheduled hearing date changed, but he submitted answers according to the original hearing schedule."

He continued, "He did not even meet the deadline, and most of the answers to the questions were almost uniform," explaining, "Different lawmakers asked different questions, but the answers were all the same in some cases, so from the beginning, it was somewhat difficult for the hearing to proceed normally, and it was very difficult to prepare."

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