Professor Kang and graduate student Yang at the center of new drug lobbying allegations
Mr. Yang, who was a student in Professor Kang's graduate program, is also an owner of an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.
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The relationship between Rep. Kim Seung-won of the Democratic Party of Korea and Mr. Yang, an owner of an entertainment establishment, has come under scrutiny, moving beyond a simple lawyer-client relationship to being entangled in suspicions of new drug lobbying.
Mr. Yang, who was a student in Professor Kang's graduate program, is also an owner of an entertainment establishment in Gangnam.
Text messages revealed during this process include Mr. Yang calling Rep. Kim 'Seung-won oppa.' Their text exchanges show unusually intimate conversations, such as Rep. Kim responding with a smiley face and 'Thank you' to a request for his account number, which is uncommon between ordinary acquaintances.
During this process, Mr. Yang also boasted of his influence by mentioning key powerful figures within the Democratic Party.
Currently, Mr. Yang appears to have engaged in acts related to Rep. Kim Seung-won that constitute the crime of promising to offer bribes, which is punishable by imprisonment for up to five years.
In particular, Mr. Yang in the photo is making a finger heart gesture next to Rep. Kim, suggesting a close relationship between the two.
Questions have been raised about the history of a lawyer who majored in public law at Seoul National University taking on a case involving an entertainment establishment employee. Rep. Kim Seung-won is also known to have handled cases involving juvenile delinquency, sexual assault, and gang sexual assault suspects. While lawyers can take on various cases, the fact that he is currently being considered as a candidate for Minister of Justice raises increased public demand for his moral standards.
In the United States, there was a case where a nominee for Secretary of Health was disqualified after past bribery allegations came to light, which demonstrates the importance of strict moral standards required for high-ranking public officials. There is growing criticism that similar strict moral standards are needed for high-ranking public officials in South Korea. Therefore, Rep. Kim Seung-won's past legal history and his relationship with Mr. Yang have triggered a deep discussion about public official ethical standards.
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