Kim Du-kwan: "Kim Chang-gi, National Tax Service Commissioner Nominee's Son, Changes from Active Duty to Public Service after 5 Years"

Candidate Kim's Side: "Serving as a Public Health Doctor, Not a Social Service Agent"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] It has been revealed that the second son of Kim Chang-gi, the nominee for Commissioner of the National Tax Service, was initially classified as fit for active duty in his first military service physical examination but was later classified as eligible for social service agent duty after five years.

According to data analyzed and released on the 13th by Kim Du-gwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Kim's second son was classified as fit for active duty in the military physical examination in June 2015, but five years later, in June 2020, he was classified as eligible for social service agent duty.

At that time, Kim was serving as a senior official at the National Tax Service, overseeing income tax and value-added tax as the Director of the Individual Taxation Bureau. It was confirmed that Kim's son was a fourth-year student at Yonsei University College of Medicine.

A National Tax Service official briefly responded to Representative Kim’s office regarding this matter by saying, "Since this concerns the nominee’s family matters, the nominee should respond later." However, in a subsequent additional response, it was stated, "The nominee’s son received his initial military classification in 2015 when he turned 19, in accordance with the Military Service Act, and underwent another military classification examination in 2020 after five years while enrolled in medical school." It was further added, "The nominee’s son is serving as a public health doctor, not as a social service agent."

Representative Kim urged the nominee’s side, saying, "To prevent suspicions regarding the military service disposition of the son, the military medical certificate submitted at the time of the re-examination should be disclosed."

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