It has been confirmed that Han Seong-suk, the Minister nominee for the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, has previously been fined for the distribution of obscene materials.

Minister Han Seong-suk, the candidate for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, arrives at the personnel hearing preparation office in the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs (TIPA) in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, responding to questions from reporters on the afternoon of the 24th of last month. /Courtesy of News1

According to the personnel hearing request received on the 1st from the office of Lee Jong-bae of the People Power Party, Han was fined 10 million won and sentenced to confiscation for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (distribution of obscene materials) in 2005.

At that time in 2005, Han was serving as the Deputy Minister of the Empas search service. The prosecution conducted a large-scale investigation at the time, stating that the adult content provided by the portal site was distributing obscene materials on a large scale.

Han reportedly filed a formal trial against the prosecution's summary indictment but withdrew the formal trial request in October 2006, one year later. Subsequently, the court issued a summary order imposing a fine of 10 million won on Han in 2006.

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