Jang Je-won: "Is the Board of Audit and Inspection a subcontractor of the People Power Party? If it goes beyond common sense, it appears as a trick"

Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, is questioning at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee's audit on the Constitutional Court held in Yeouido, Seoul, in October last year. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] On the 10th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, argued that the party leadership should "withdraw the request and take reasonable measures to promptly undergo a full-scale investigation" regarding their request to the Board of Audit and Inspection for a full investigation of real estate owned by their party's members of the National Assembly.

The People Power Party requested the Board of Audit and Inspection on the 9th to conduct a full investigation into whether its members were involved in real estate speculation. Under the current Board of Audit and Inspection Act, government agencies, local governments, and related organizations are subject to audits, while public officials belonging to the National Assembly, courts, and the Constitutional Court are excluded from investigation.

On the same day, Representative Jang wrote on his Facebook, "Although many members say they are not involved, the party leadership seems to be stubbornly insisting. Do they think the Board of Audit and Inspection is a subcontractor that does things not stipulated by law when requested by the political sector?"

He pointed out, "The determination of the Democratic Party, which is cutting off its own members to the point of expulsion, is chilling," and added, "In contrast, the People Power Party's insistence on undergoing a full investigation by the Board of Audit and Inspection somehow looks clumsy."

He continued, "The public has started to look with suspicious eyes, wondering if there is something to hide and if time is being wasted," and criticized, "While the decision not to entrust the investigation to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, headed by former Democratic Party member Jeon Hyun-hee, is correct, the judgment to request an investigation by the Board of Audit and Inspection is a mistake."

Representative Jang added, "If it deviates from common sense, it appears political or as a trick," and emphasized, "We must not forget how angry the public is about public officials' real estate speculation."

Earlier, on the 9th, Kwon Eun-hee, floor leader of the People Power Party, appeared on TBS radio and criticized, "Despite the Board of Audit and Inspection clearly lacking jurisdiction, requesting an investigation is just talk about showing thoroughness regarding real estate speculation but actually taking no action," calling it "an insult to the public."

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