오늘부터 한성숙 청문회...각종 의혹에 여야 대치 불가피 / YTN

Prime Minister Nominee Han Sung-sook Previously Purchased House and Land in Yangpyeong Han Sung-sook Decorated Yangpyeong as a Vacation Home... Utilizing Farmland as a Garden Yangpyeong County: "Han Sung-sook Violated Farmland Act"... Ordered Restoration [Anchor] The confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Han Sung-sook will be held for two days starting today (the 25th). The opposition party, which demanded the withdrawal of the nomination, is preparing for a rigorous scrutiny ranging from real estate allegations to the 'Start-Up for All' scandal, while the ruling party is poised to actively defend her, claiming the allegations are unreasonable. Reporter Kwon Nam-ki reports. [Reporter] In front of a two-story country house, neat lawns and trimmed landscaping trees are visible. This is a vacation home formerly owned by Prime Minister nominee Han Sung-sook, and the front yard, which has been decorated as a garden, is classified as a 'field' in terms of land classification. Converting farmland into a garden is illegal. Although Yangpyeong County had already sent a notice to restore the land to its original state by last August, Candidate Han only partially demolished it after being nominated as Prime Minister. The area surrounding the villa is also classified as 'farmland,' and Candidate Han explained during her confirmation hearing for Minister of SMEs and Startups last year that she had purchased the land for the purpose of a 'weekend farm.' [Han Sung-sook / Then-Nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups (July last year): Actually, I purchased it with the intention of running a weekend farm.] However, the farmland in this area purchased by Candidate Han at the time measures 1,151 square meters, a size that is not permitted for a weekend farm under the Farmland Act. Candidate Han also wrote in the acquisition documents at the time that she would engage in 'agricultural management,' meaning she would farm under her own responsibility. Candidate Han sold all of the controversial lands in Yangpyeong two days prior to her confirmation hearing. The illegal expansion of a building she owned in Jongno, Seoul, also became an issue. This building, where Candidate Han's younger brother is known to operate a cafe, was found to have illegally expanded a year ago and even received a corrective order from the district office; however, demolition work only began after his nomination as Prime Minister. Appearing to have rushed to resolve the issue, Candidate Han dramatically became a single-home owner just two days before the confirmation hearing by recently disposing of properties such as an officetel in Yeoksam-dong. The People Power Party demanded the withdrawal of the nomination, stating that it fails to meet public expectations regarding real estate issues, including allegations of illegal gifting, as well as the controversy over the so-called "Naver Cabinet." In particular, they are preparing for a rigorous scrutiny, arguing that he cannot be free from responsibility for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' "Startup for All" scandal, in which the ideas of 5,000 startup applicants were leaked. [Kang Seung-gyu / People Power Party Member (Opposition Party Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Personnel Hearings): The fact that an executive of the company that built the "Startup for All" website is someone who worked at Naver for 11 years... .] On the other hand, the Democratic Party stepped forward to defend the nominee, arguing that the opposition party is demanding unreasonable materials unrelated to the verification process, such as the results of the Prime Minister nominee's hiring of relatives at the National Election Commission. [Kim Han-kyu / Democratic Party Member (Ruling Party Representative on the Special Committee on Personnel Hearings): They are making the absurd claim that someone from Naver should not become Prime Minister. Please stop making such outdated arguments...] Although he has already passed the confirmation hearing stage as the first cabinet member of the Lee Jae-myung administration, the vetting process for the "second-in-command of the administration" is bound to be even more stringent. For now, the atmosphere is skeptical regarding whether the ruling and opposition parties will be able to adopt the hearing report by agreement during the two-day hearing without witnesses. This is Kwon Nam-ki from YTN. Video Reporters: Kim Hyun-mi, Park Jin-woo Design: Jung Ha-rim, Park Ji-won YTN Kwon Nam-ki ([email protected]) ※ 'Your Tip Becomes News' [KakaoTalk] Search for YTN and add the channel [Phone] 02-398-8585 [Email] [email protected] ▶ Original Article: https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0101_202606... ▶ Send a Tip: https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.