Intelligence Committee to Hold National Intelligence Service Director Confirmation Hearing on 27th... Witness Adoption to Be Discussed Later

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The National Assembly Intelligence Committee has decided to hold a confirmation hearing for Park Ji-won, the nominee for the Director of the National Intelligence Service, on the 27th.

On the 20th, the National Assembly Intelligence Committee held a plenary session at the National Assembly and passed a resolution to adopt the plan for the confirmation hearing. However, the matter of summoning witnesses will be discussed again between the ruling and opposition party floor leaders in the afternoon. The floor leaders of the Intelligence Committee are Kim Byung-gi of the Democratic Party of Korea and Ha Tae-kyung of the United Future Party.

After the meeting, Representative Kim told reporters, "There was no time to discuss the matter of summoning witnesses today," and added, "We agreed to call each other in the afternoon. Assuming an agreement is reached, the resolution should be reconsidered tomorrow."

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