Handonghun Hearing Extended Until Late Night... but Progress Report Adoption Fails

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The parliamentary confirmation hearing for Han Dong-hoon, the nominee for Minister of Justice, lasted 17 hours and 30 minutes, but the adoption of the confirmation hearing report was not achieved.

Minister of Justice nominee Han Dong-hoon is attending the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 9th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The confirmation hearing for nominee Han, held by the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, took place from 10 a.m. the previous day until 3:30 a.m. the next morning.

The People Power Party immediately demanded that the Democratic Party adopt the confirmation hearing report upon the hearing's conclusion, but this was not accepted. Park Kwang-on, chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, stated, "The original deadline for adopting the hearing report was the 8th, but we have yet to agree on a schedule for adoption," adding, "We will consult with the party floor leaders and inform you of the future schedule."

Yoo Sang-beom, the People Power Party floor leader, claimed, "The Democratic Party strongly insisted on calling current officials as witnesses, including Han Dong-soo, head of the current Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department, and current prosecutor Lim Eun-jung, so we reluctantly agreed," and added, "Since we made concessions, the floor leaders agreed to adopt the hearing report, but the Democratic Party is overturning everything."

The Democratic Party stated that they will discuss whether to adopt the report once additional requested materials related to various personal allegations against nominee Han are submitted to the National Assembly.

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