Dirt Found on Nominees Leaves South Korea's Cabinet Bare
- Korean president’s rules aimed at removing ‘deep-rooted evil’
- Four of 18 cabinet slots still occupied by Park choices
Moon Jae-in, South Korea's president, speaks during a meeting in Washington on June 29.
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In his campaign to become South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in touted his credentials as a human-rights lawyer and pledged to enforce a strict moral code in picking his top officials.
Now, two months after being sworn in, Moon’s own standards are making it hard for him fill his Cabinet.