野 “National Assembly Inspector General Kim Geon-hee” vs. “National Assembly Inspector General Lee Jae-myeong”… The 22nd National Assembly’s first National Assembly inspection ‘witness war’
Democratic Party “We will form a task force to control Kim’s government affairs”… Adopted witnesses including Kim, Eun-soon Choi, and Tae-gyun Myung
National Powers: “Lee will delve into judicial risks”… Dong-gyu Yoo, Wook Nam-wook, wife Hwa-young Lee, etc.
The People Power Party and the Democratic Party of Korea have entered into a ‘witness war’ to make the first audit of the 22nd National Assembly, which starts on the 7th of next month, into ‘National Assembly Inspector General Lee Jae-myung’ and ‘National Assembly Inspector-General Kim Kun-hee’ respectively. The Democratic Party adopted Ms. Kim as a witness for the National Assembly audit, saying it would find a ‘smoking gun’ to confirm suspicions related to Ms. Kim Kun-hee. It was also decided to form a ‘Kim Kun-hee State Affairs Task Force (TF) and Investigation Team’ within the party. The People Power Party’s strategy is to call a large number of people involved in the ‘Daejang-dong development suspicion’ involving Representative Lee as witnesses for the National Assembly’s inspection and fight back.
According to the National Assembly on the 27th, the Democratic Party decided to call Ms. Kim as a witness at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee in connection with the Dior bag acceptance case, the Deutsche Motors stock price manipulation case, and the suspicion of interference in general election nominations. Mrs. Kim’s mother, Choi Eun-soon, has been selected as a witness due to suspicions of stock price manipulation, and former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Young-sun and Myung Tae-gyun have been selected as witnesses due to suspicions of Ms. Kim’s involvement in nominations. A Democratic Party official said, “We will take preemptive and comprehensive responses in a situation where suspicions about Ms. Kim’s involvement in nominations and stock price manipulation are growing.” Regarding this, People Power Party floor leader Choo Kyung-ho criticized, saying, “The Democratic Party continues to unilaterally adopt National Assembly inspection witnesses for political purposes.”
On this day, the National Assembly Education Committee, led by the Democratic Party, adopted former and current presidents as witnesses regarding the alleged delay in plagiarism verification by Sookmyung Women’s University, which reviewed Ms. Kim’s master’s thesis. The Public Administration and Security Committee also decided to call former lawmaker Kim, Mr. Myeong, and former senior administrative officer in the President’s Office Kim Dae-nam as witnesses regarding suspicions of Ms. Kim’s involvement in the nomination.
The People Power Party listed Noh Gyu-ho, former head of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency’s investigation department, on the witness list at the Public Administration and Security Commission regarding suspicions of CEO Lee’s personal misuse of corporate cards. In addition, at the level of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee, former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Head Dong-gyu Yoo and lawyer Nam Wook, who are key figures in the Daejang-dong development suspicions involving Representative Lee, and former Gyeonggi Province Deputy Governor Lee Hwa-young, who was involved in the ‘Ssangbangwool remittance suspicion to North Korea’, are related to suspicions of appeasement and threats, former Deputy Governor Lee. We are pursuing the adoption of witnesses such as spouses and defense attorneys. A People Power Party member of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee said, “We will delve into Representative Lee’s judicial risks as much as possible,” and added, “We will pressure the opposition party to the end to include witnesses from the ruling party.”
The 22nd National Assembly’s first National Assembly inspection ‘witness war’
野, Dior bag – intensive target such as stock price manipulation… He decided to call in the suspects in Daejeon-dong.
There are 108 witnesses for over-defense in the race against Noh… Entrepreneurs from each standing committee also adopted it in large numbers.
The Democratic Party of Korea said that it would focus on investigating suspicions related to First Lady Kim Kun-hee in the first audit of the 22nd National Assembly, which starts on the 7th of next month, and that major standing committees raised suspicions of receiving Dior bags, manipulating Deutsche Motors stock prices, interference in nominations, illegal expansion and renovation of the president’s official residence, and thesis plagiarism. A large number of witnesses and references related to this were adopted. In response, the People Power Party is responding by saying that it will dig into the judicial risks of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung and is pushing for the adoption of witnesses and references targeting the Daejeon-dong development and corporate card suspicions.
Accordingly, as the ruling and opposition parties compete to select witnesses, the number of over-defense cases reaches 161, including 108 witnesses and 53 witnesses. The Judiciary Committee also adopted 100 people, including 84 witnesses and 16 witnesses. The Public Administration and Security Committee and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee also have 46 and 27 members, respectively. Last year, the National Defense Commission adopted only two witnesses, and the Judiciary Committee adopted six witnesses. When a witness fails to appear without a justifiable reason, the National Assembly may issue an accompanying order, and if the witness refuses the accompanying order, he or she may be punished by imprisonment for up to five years. The witness has no such obligation. A National Assembly official said, “More than half of the major standing committees, including the Legislative and Judiciary Committee, will end up in political battles.”
● 野 Kim Geon-hee all in… Aiming at Lee Jae-myung and Moon Jae-in
On the 25th, the Democratic Party adopted President Yoon Seok-yeol’s wife, Kim Kun-hee, as a witness at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee in connection with the ‘suspicion of Dior bag receipt, Deutsche Motors stock price manipulation, and nomination interference.’ Choi Eun-soon, President Yoon’s mother-in-law, was selected as a witness in the Deutsche Motors stock price manipulation case, and former lawmaker Kim Young-sun and Myung Tae-gyun were selected as witnesses for suspicions related to Ms. Kim’s interference in the nomination. In addition, in relation to the suspicions of ‘investigation of Corporal Chae’s death in the line of duty and lobbying for Lim Seong-geun’s lifesaving’ at the Judiciary Committee, the Democratic Party also decided that former Marine Corps 1st Division Commander Lim Seong-geun, former Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-seop, and Choi Dong-sik, who was designated as a participant in the ‘cool marine’ group chat room, as witnesses. Former President Roh Tae-woo’s wife, Kim Ok-sook, and her daughter Noh So-young, director of the Nabi Art Center, were also selected as witnesses in relation to former President Roh’s slush fund allegations.
At the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, the Democratic Party selected 12 witnesses related to the illegal expansion and renovation of the President’s official residence and the controversy over preferential treatment for the first lady on the Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway. A large number of related people were selected as witnesses, including Kim Tae-young, CEO of 21 Gram, a company in charge of interior construction for the official residence of the Yoon Seok-yeol government in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. The Yangpyeong-gun Office Urban Construction Bureau Director and the Chairman of Kyungdong Engineering, which was in charge of the feasibility study, were selected as witnesses.
The Democratic Party of Korea’s Public Administration and Security Committee again adopted former lawmaker Kim and Mr. Myung as witnesses at the National Election Commission’s inspection held on the 10th of next month. The Board of Education adopted former Sookmyung Women’s University President Jang Yoon-geum and Sookmyung Women’s University President Moon Si-yeon as witnesses and references, respectively, regarding the suspicion of Ms. Kim Kun-hee’s thesis plagiarism.
The People Power Party is pushing for the Judiciary Committee to adopt 39 witnesses and references, including former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu and lawyer Nam Wook, who are key figures in the Daejang-dong suspicions involving Representative Lee. In addition, the position is that former President Moon Jae-in and his daughter Da-hye should also be called in connection with former President Moon’s ‘suspicion of preferential hiring of his former son-in-law.’
The People Power Party adopted Noh Gyu-ho, former head of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency’s investigation department, as a witness at the Public Administration and Security Commission regarding CEO Lee Jae-myung’s personal misuse of corporate cards. The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Commission has applied for Eastar Jet officials as witnesses for the National Assembly’s inspection in connection with the ‘suspicion of preferential hiring of former son-in-law.’
● Each standing committee ‘opts in’ as a corporate witness
The ruling and opposition parties decided to call a large number of businessmen as witnesses in each standing committee. The Trade, Industry and Energy Small and Medium Venture Business Committee decided to adopt Coupang CEO Kang Han-seung and Hyundai Motor Company President Jang Jae-hoon as witnesses. Kim Byeong-ju, CEO of MBK Partners, who is involved in a dispute over Korea Zinc’s management rights, Jang Hyeong-jin, advisor to Youngpoong Group, and Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yoon-beom were also included as witnesses. As references, Jeon Young-hyun, head of Samsung Electronics’ DS division (Vice Chairman), and Kwak No-jeong, CEO of SK Hynix, were called.
At the Oversight and Defense Committee, KT CEO Kim Young-seop, Samsung C&T CEO Oh Se-cheol, and Google Korea President Kim Gyeong-hoon were selected as witnesses. It was decided to call Hyundai Motor Company Chairman Chung Eui-sun and Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Experience (MX) division head (president) Tae-moon Roh as references. At the Public Administration and Security Commission, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee and Apple Korea Sales President Mark Lee were included in the list of witnesses. In addition, the ruling and opposition parties are negotiating at the Foreign Exchange and Labor Committee over the adoption of heads of major conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, as witnesses. In the political world, some point out that “it is problematic to call businessmen and see them without any intention of asking them questions.”
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee selected Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu and Korea Sports Council Sports Fair Committee Chairman Kim Byeong-cheol as witnesses regarding corruption in the sports world.
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2024-09-28 21:04:38