16th National Assembly Steering Committee full meeting held at the National Assembly on the 16th. Members of the main opposition People Power Party, including Rep. Bae Jun-young, are protesting against the adoption of witnesses and direct questioning of the ruling Democratic Party’s floor leader Park Chan-dae. / Yonhap News
“The opposition party unilaterally adopted the list of general witnesses and references for the audit of national affairs at the National Assembly Steering Committee on the 16th, which includes Kim Geon-hee, a lady, and her brother Jin-woo.”
“The witnesses and references adopted on that day are the 33 names requested by Democratic Party members.”
“The ruling party, the People Power Party, protested against the unilateral decision-making of the opposition party and left the assembly before the vote.”
“The Democratic Party has applied Kim Geon-hee as a witness for the presidential audit scheduled for the 1st of next month, citing ‘presidential election interference, luxury handbag favoritism case, Deutsche Motors stock manipulation case, and allegations of presidential residence construction bidding.'”
“Kim’s brother-in-law, Jin-woo, is on the witness list under the pretense of ‘allegations of presidential office entry and meeting attendance’ and ‘allegations of family interference in state affairs.'”
“The Democratic Party has called witnesses regarding allegations of presidential election favoritism and intervention in election affairs such as former lawmaker Kim Yeong-sun, Myeong Tae-gyun, and Kang Hye-kyung, Kim Dae-nam, former Seoul Guarantee Insurance Standing Audit Committee Member, Lee Won-mo, Presidential Office Personal Secretary, Hwang Jong-ho, administrative official, among others.”