Moon`s new security aides face tough hearings ahead
(WorldNews South Korea)

By Kang Seung-woo Contrary to initial expectations, President Moon Jae-in`s choices for the intelligence agency chief and the unification minister ― both of whom need to undergo National Assembly reviews ― may not breeze through their confirmation hearings, as some `risk factors` are popping up that give ammunition to those that oppose their nominations. Park Jie-won, nominee for National Intelligence Service director / Korea Times file Earlier this month, Moon nominated veteran former lawmaker Park Jie-won to lead the National Intelligence Service (NIS), while picking Rep. Lee In-young, a former floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), to serve as the unification minister...