Korean minister spurns quit calls amid corruption allegations

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Cho Kuk is facing criticism over his daughter's admission to Korea University.

South Korean justice minister nominee Cho Kuk on Thursday expressed his firm will not to succumb to the growing demand by opposition parties to step down amid snowballing corruption allegations involving his daughter, reports the Yonhap news agency reported.

"My family members and I should have behaved more prudently, given the heavy social benefits bestowed to us," Cho told reporters. In particular, the allegations linked to his daughter hit a public nerve in a country where college admission is a sensitive issue.

 

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