National Assembly Science and ICT Committee Approves Ruling Party's Recommendation of Professor Yoon Sung-ok for Broadcasting and Communications Commission

People Power Party Leaves After Parliamentary Procedure Speech
Ruling Party Passes Bill Without Opposition

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] The National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee, at the plenary session held at 10 a.m. on the 24th, passed a motion solely by the ruling party to recommend Professor Yoon Sung-ok of the Media and Visual Studies Department at Kyonggi University as the ruling party's nominee for the 5th Broadcasting and Communications Deliberation Committee.

Opposition party members from the People Power Party left after only making procedural remarks at the beginning of the session. The opposition expressed their protest by demanding acceptance of an audit on TBS, a Seoul Metropolitan Government-funded institution, and the prior disclosure of the list of six nominees recommended by the Blue House and the ruling party. The People Power Party also added that preparations for the appointment of the Broadcasting and Communications Deliberation Committee members had been completed.

Immediately after the vote, Lee Won-wook, chair of the Science and Technology Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee, said, "The Broadcasting and Communications Deliberation Committee has been vacant for nearly five months," adding, "More than 140,000 cases, including 12,190 complaints related to digital sex crimes, are being delayed." He also urged the People Power Party to complete the nomination process.

The Broadcasting and Communications Deliberation Committee, an independent civilian organization, is composed of nine members serving three-year terms, supported by an administrative support organization. The President, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee each recommend three members. Although the formation of the 5th committee was necessary in January, its launch was delayed for about five months due to conflicts between the ruling and opposition parties. The opposition is resisting by demanding the prior disclosure of nominees recommended by the Blue House and the ruling party.

Meanwhile, due to the opposition members' departure, numerous agenda items, including the "Partial Amendment to the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information," were not deliberated or approved. Lee Won-wook explained, "There are issues in the decision-making process, and further discussion is deemed necessary."

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