[Breaking] Cheongwadae: "National Assembly Must Follow Legal Procedures for Launching the Corruption Investigation Office"
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Su-wan] The Blue House urged the National Assembly on the 28th to follow legal procedures so that the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo) can be launched on July 15 as stipulated by law.
Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for the Blue House, provided additional explanation during a briefing regarding President Moon Jae-in's official letter sent to National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok on the 26th, requesting the recommendation of a candidate for the head of Gong-su-cheo.
Spokesperson Kang referred to some media reports describing President Moon's letter as "setting a deadline for the launch of Gong-su-cheo," emphasizing, "The deadline for Gong-su-cheo's launch was not set by the president; it is already established."
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Kang stated, "The Blue House did not arbitrarily set the timeline related to Gong-su-cheo's launch," adding, "The Blue House's position is that the National Assembly should follow the procedures prescribed by law."
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