[2020 National Audit] From the Start of the Environment and Labor Committee, 'InGukGong'... Opposition Demands "Koo Bon-hwan Must Appear"

Im I-ja: "The ruling party tried to exclude witnesses... When that failed, they did not attend"
Yoon Jun-byeong: "Please avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee's audit began with controversy surrounding Incheon International Airport Corporation (In-guk-gong). This was because the People Power Party requested the attendance of former President Koo Bon-hwan again after he notified that he would not attend the audit. A dispute between the ruling and opposition parties also ensued over this issue.

Im E-ja, the People Power Party secretary of the Environment and Labor Committee, stated during the Ministry of Environment audit on the 7th through a parliamentary procedure remark, “Former President Koo has been summoned as a witness for tomorrow’s Ministry of Employment and Labor audit. However, the ruling party tried to exclude former President Koo, and when that failed, he requested not to attend,” adding, “I request that he must attend at the comprehensive audit, and if he still does not attend by then, I ask the chairman to take appropriate measures.”

Yoon Joon-byung of the Democratic Party of Korea immediately responded, “The ruling party tried to prevent attendance, but the witness was summoned and did not come. I hope such remarks will be refrained from in the future.” In response, Kim Sung-won of the People Power Party said, “If you start nitpicking, there is no end. We can’t do anything. Please respect the opposition’s opinions as well,” and Kim Woong of the People Power Party retorted, “If you start raising issues like that during parliamentary procedure remarks, why are we even holding this meeting?”

Yoon said, “We need to prevent the cause beforehand. The witness was adopted through consultation between the secretaries of both parties, but it is not right to say the ruling party opposed it and tried to avoid it until the end,” adding, “Please avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.”

Im said, “Out of respect for the ruling party secretary, I am just clarifying this once, not speaking without grounds. There is a reason for this, and it is not escalating further,” adding, “Later, ruling party members can check among themselves if such an incident occurred.”

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