Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Former KT executive arrested for helping lawmaker's daughter get full-time job
A former KT executive has been arrested for allegedly giving favors to a lawmaker's daughter so she could get a full-time position at the company. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A former executive at KT, Korea's second largest mobile carrier, has been arrested on charges of giving favors to a lawmaker's daughter during the company's hiring process in 2012.
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office said Thursday that the court issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, 63, surnamed Kim, for allegedly giving favors to Rep. Kim Sung-tae's daughter.
The daughter, who became a KT intern in April 2011, was later hired as a full-time employee.
Investigators confirmed that she failed to make it through a document review, the first stage of the hiring process.
The prosecution suspects that Kim, former floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, peddled his influence to secure a position for his daughter.
She left the company in February 2018.