A would-be justice minister in South Korea facing allegations of hypocrisy and favouritism involving his family has held a marathon 11-hour press ...
SEOUL: A would-be justice minister in South Korea facing allegations of hypocrisy and favouritism involving his family has held a marathon 11-hour press conference in a bid to salvage his sinking reputation and nomination.
But the process became a partisan battleground with questions over his daughter's schooling, and relatives' investment in a private equity fund suspected of dubious operations. South Korea is an intensely competitive society where learning is seen as vital to social and professional prospects and Cho had said such schools led to a"more unfair society".
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