On the 19th, Vice Minister of Justice Yong-gu Yong-gu leaves the Ministry of Justice in the Gwacheon government office of Gwacheon City, Gyeonggi Province. News 1
Lee Yong-gu, vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was not present at the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee held the day before due to’fever’ was negative in the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) test.
According to law enforcement officials on the 19th, Vice Minister Lee was negative in the rapid antigen test the previous day and the PCR (gene amplification) test result that came out the morning of the day was also negative.
Deputy Minister Lee said to the reporters, “I couldn’t go to the judiciary committee because of a fever,” while going to the Ministry of Justice of the Gwacheon government office this morning. When asked if he would attend the judiciary committee to be held on the 22nd, he said, “If nothing else, I will go out.”
Vice Minister Lee did not attend the day before the judiciary committee received business reports from the Ministry of Justice. Judiciary Commissioner Yoon Ho-jung said, “I was allowed to absent from the meeting because it was a situation that he could not enter the conference hall even if he came to the National Assembly because of his high fever.”
Then opposition lawmakers pointed out that Vice Minister Lee intentionally avoided attending the judiciary committee. Rep. Kim Do-eup said, “I don’t think it’s (corona-related),” he said. He pointed out the situation under investigation for suspicion of assault by taxi driver.
On the other hand, in connection with the suspicion that Hak Kim was involved in an emergency ban on departure from the Ministry of Justice, Vice Minister Lee said, “At the time, I received a phone call from the head of the Immigration and Foreign Affairs Headquarters and learned that Kim was attempting to leave the country. I haven’t called any of them.
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