Shin Jae-min (born 29 September 1958) is a South Korean bureaucrat. He was the former Vice Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신재민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sin Jaemin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sin Jaemin |
Criticism edit
Controversial comments edit
He made a controversial statement of mentioning that the President of South Korea has a legal rights to fire the top executive of the Korean Broadcasting System on 5 July 2008.[1]
Corruption charges in 2010 edit
Shin was the subject of the confirmation hearing around late August 2010 for his actions of illegally speculating in real estate, money-laundering, registering over phony resident address; earning his nickname "corruption department store".[2][3]
Corruption charges in 2011 edit
On November 28, 2011, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office arrested Shin for bribery charges from a lobbying incident that involved Lee Kuk-chul, chairman of the shipbuilding company, SLS Group.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ Kim (김), Dong-hun (동훈) (2008-07-05). "신재민 차관 "대통령, KBS사장 해임권 있다" 초법적 발언 파장". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ Culture Minister-nominee apologizes for phony addresses
- ^ Ryu (류), Jeong-min (정민) (2010-08-22). ‘의혹 백화점’ 신재민, 조현오 자리 위협?. Media Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ Kim (김), Seung-uk (승욱) (2011-11-28). 신재민 前차관 뇌물수수 구속. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Court document shows lobbying attempt by arrested ex-vice minister". Yonhap News Agency. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Seoul Prosecutors Arrest Ex-Vice Culture Minister Shin Jae-min On Charges of Taking Bribes". Arirang TV. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
External links edit
- (in Korean) Naver People