ROK Justice Minister Nominee Faces Criticism for Irregularities Involving His Kids

It looks like another President Moon recommendation for a governmental position has a shady background:

President Moon Jae-in is facing growing calls to withdraw his nomination of Cho Kuk as justice minister due to a widening scandal involving one of his most trusted aides. 

The allegations of irregularities regarding his daughter’s academic history, in addition to the possible evasion of military service and the dual nationality of his son, who also holds U.S. citizenship, have produced a huge public backlash. A recent poll showed that almost 50 percent of respondents thought Cho was an inappropriate choice for justice minister. 

Even some ruling party lawmakers have started to voice concerns about the impact of the Cho scandal on Moon’s leadership. “The people who supported Moon in the presidential election and our party are more actively raising questions about this issue,” Rep. Park Yong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said in a radio interview, Wednesday. “If the nominee fails to give an explanation that is convincing to the public, the President will be faced with an inevitable decision.”

In particular, the younger generation of voters who have supported President Moon’s special focus on establishing a fair and just society, are feeling a sense of betrayal and expressing outrage on social media amid their own tough struggle to get into good schools and find stable jobs in the hyper competitive Korean society. Many angry citizens are questioning whether Cho is really the right choice to spearhead Moon’s cherished reform drive to promote transparency and fairness, the “core values” of the Moon administration, in the judiciary.

Korea Times

You can read more at the link, but Cho’s kids seem like they have the same shadiness following them that critics say is why President Moon is currently hiding his daughter overseas.