Politics · South Korea · 17 hrs ago
Han Dong-hoon and Kim Min-seok clash over allegations involving their children
South Korea’s Democratic Party renewed calls for police to investigate an allegation about work attributed to the child of independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon.
The allegation concerns papers said to have been ghostwritten when the child was in high school.
Han responded by accusing Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok and party lawmakers of giving Kim’s son an unfair advantage.
He pointed to their joint sponsorship of a bill the son had written while he was a student.
Han described this as “dad privilege.”
The exchange is part of a wider political dispute between Han and Kim.
The dispute has now expanded to allegations involving their children.
South Korea’s Democratic Party called for a police reinvestigation into allegations involving independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon’s child.
Han countered by accusing party leader Kim Min-seok and Democratic lawmakers of giving Kim’s son preferential treatment.
The allegations concern work by both men’s children during their school years.
The dispute between Han and Kim has expanded into a conflict over allegations involving their children.
- Who
- The Democratic Party and independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon. The allegations also involve the children of Han and party leader Kim Min-seok.
- What
- The party called for a police reinvestigation into alleged ghostwriting of Han’s child’s papers. Han accused Kim and Democratic lawmakers of giving Kim’s son preferential treatment by co-sponsoring a bill he wrote.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The Democratic Party highlighted allegations about Han’s child; Han responded with allegations concerning Kim’s son.
Democratic Party
Han Dong-hoon
Allegations about children
Democratic Party
The party highlighted allegations that Han’s child had papers ghostwritten during high school and called for a police reinvestigation.
Han Dong-hoon
Han accused Kim Min-seok and Democratic lawmakers of giving Kim’s son preferential treatment by co-sponsoring a bill the son wrote while in school.
dad's chance
The Democratic Party highlighted allegations about Han’s child and called for a police reinvestigation.
Han accused Kim and Democratic lawmakers of giving Kim’s son preferential treatment.
- Han Dong-hoon
- Independent lawmaker
- Kim Min-seok
- Democratic Party leader
- Han’s child
- Allegations concern papers from high school
- Kim’s son
- Wrote a bill while in school that Kim and Democratic lawmakers co-sponsored
- Published
- October 11, 2026
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