SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s nominee for justice minister withdrew from consideration on Saturday (Sep 19), the second of Lee’s cabinet picks to step aside this month as his approval ratings slump.
Kim Seung-won’s exit follows the withdrawal of Yong Hye-in as nominee for gender-equality minister on Sunday, in the latest fallout from Lee’s cabinet reshuffle in late August.
Kim, who said he did not want to add any burden to Lee’s administration, criticised a conservative lawmaker who had accused him of lobbying regulators over a drug trial and of financial irregularities. Kim has denied the allegations.
“I gravely accept that I…
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