Ministry of Justice: "Minister Han Dong-hoon and Related Officials Have No Virtual Asset Holdings"
The Ministry of Justice announced on the 10th through a press release that Minister Han Dong-hoon and affiliated public officials do not hold any virtual assets.
![Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon [Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2022122715134965573_1672121630.jpg)
The Ministry of Justice stated, "As a result of inspections conducted from 2021 until last January, no public officials related to duties, including ministers and vice ministers, held virtual assets." It also added that based on the 'Code of Conduct for Ministry of Justice Public Officials,' the status of virtual asset holdings by public officials involved in virtual asset-related duties is regularly inspected twice a year.
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The Ministry of Justice's announcement follows a report released the previous day. One media outlet reported that the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy requested the Ministry of Justice to disclose whether public officials performing virtual asset-related duties hold virtual assets, but received a non-disclosure notice citing concerns over privacy infringement.
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