Park Hyung-soo, Congressman of the People’s Power, “What do you think of adding a special investigation body for the full investigation of members of the National Assembly in the special prosecution bill?”
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun “(In the case of a full investigation), it is difficult for the special prosecutor to have more investigation capabilities than the joint investigation team.”
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun attends the general meeting of the Preliminary Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 18th and answers inquiries by lawmakers. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
The opposition party’s LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) offensive continued at the general meeting of the National Assembly Budget and Settlement Special Committee, which examines the additional budget (additional budget) for the 4th disaster support payment.
Rep. Park Hyung-soo asked Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun, “Which institution is appropriate for the full investigation of all members of the National Assembly, direct existence, and heads of local governments?” Prime Minister Chung replied, “Even if I take a little time, I think it is right to check it out at the Special Investigation Headquarters to get it right.”
So when Congressman Park asked, “How about creating a special prosecutor or a special committee?”, Prime Minister Chung said, “If you spend a long time in this way, who raises cattle?” Shouldn’t I have to do my job as well,” he refuted.
Prime Minister Chung said, “The special prosecutor is at the level of confirming specific issues, but it is impossible to have the capability to investigate such a wide range of subjects.” “The joint investigation team (joint group) is practically supported by using data or manpower from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Real Estate Agency, but the special prosecutor’s office is more difficult to have an investigation capability than the joint group.”
When asked by Rep. Park, “the opposition parties have agreed to a special prosecution, is the Prime Minister objecting?” Prime Minister Chung said, “I do not disagree. He answered that the special prosecutor could not handle all members of the National Assembly, their families, and even public corporations.” Prime Minister Jung added, “If the ruling and opposition parties reach an agreement in the National Assembly, the government will actively support it anyway.”
Rep. Yoo Sang-beom said, “I feel that the behavior of 20 employees who speculate in their own name is very bold and scary.” He pointed out that “the moral harm of public officials is very serious.”
Prime Minister Chung said, “It is only possible to know speculation for the second name by investigating, but it is beyond imagination that 20 people have done this in their own name.” “Some people point out that there are less than 20 people (I did it in my name), but in fact, there shouldn’t be one.”Said. He replied, “I think it is something that the government will be praised for, not to be criticized for checking this quickly.”
Comprehensive policy inquiries by the National Assembly Preliminary Committee are scheduled to be held on the 19th. The 19.5 trillion won supplementary bill submitted by the government to the National Assembly increased by about 3.900 trillion won through each standing committee. The government is in a position that it will raise about 10 trillion won through issuance of deficit government bonds. The people’s strength insists that “issuance of deficit government bonds should be minimized.” The ruling and opposition parties plan to open a subcommittee of the National Assembly Preliminary Committee on the 22nd and 23rd to reduce or increase the amount for each detailed project. On the 24th, a general meeting of the National Assembly Preliminary Committee and a plenary meeting of the National Assembly are scheduled to be held to process the supplementary bill.
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