United Future Party: "President Moon Should Postpone Appointment of National Intelligence Service Chief"... Also Demands State Audit

Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the United Future Party, holds a press conference on the 28th at the National Assembly regarding suspicions about Park Ji-won, the nominee for the National Intelligence Service director. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 28th, the United Future Party demanded the postponement of the appointment of Park Ji-won, the nominee for the Director of the National Intelligence Service, and called for a parliamentary investigation into the '30 billion dollar secret agreement with North Korea.'

Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee and the United Future Party, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the same day, stating, "President Moon Jae-in should postpone the appointment of the NIS Director until the authenticity of the secret agreement is verified," and added, "If the appointment is made without verification, a major national security crisis could arise." He also criticized, "Park's answers yesterday are completely untrustworthy," pointing out that "his statements changed four times."

Ha said, "If the document is genuine, North Korea would also have it and could use it as a bargaining chip," and added, "This means Park's weaknesses have been exposed, and he could be manipulated by North Korea."

Ha further questioned, "Does President Moon know the true intent of the secret agreement? It is not difficult for the President to verify its authenticity. He can ask Suh Hoon, the Director of the National Security Office at the Blue House, who was present at the time," and urged, "We call on the Democratic Party to support a parliamentary investigation to verify the authenticity."

Regarding the adoption of the hearing report, Ha said, "Although we oppose the appointment, we conveyed that if an audit of the Ministry of Education is included in the hearing report, we could accept it with an opposing stance," and added, "Yesterday, the Democratic Party said that would be difficult."

Joo Ho-young, the floor leader, commented on the source of the document, saying, "It is a trustworthy former high-ranking official," and added, "That is all I will say." He emphasized, "When nominating the Director of the National Intelligence Service, a nationally important position, the public must be fully informed whether such issues were raised beforehand or not."

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