Yoon Requests Resubmission of Police Chief Candidate Yoon Hee-geun's Confirmation Report by Next Month 5

Presidential Office Official: "If a Hearing is Held, Appointment Will Not Be Immediate"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President Yoon Seok-yeol recently requested the National Assembly to resubmit the confirmation hearing report for Yoon Hee-geun, the nominee for Commissioner of the National Police Agency, by August 5.

A presidential office official stated on the 31st, "It is true that President Yoon requested the resubmission of the nominee Yoon's confirmation hearing report on the 29th, and the deadline for resubmission is August 5."

Originally, the ruling and opposition parties had planned to hold the confirmation hearing for nominee Yoon on August 4. However, due to conflicts between the parties over the adoption of witness Ryu Sam-young, a police superintendent who was placed on standby after leading the nationwide police chiefs' meeting, the hearing schedule has not been finalized.

The National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee held a plenary session on the 28th and decided to adopt the plan for conducting the confirmation hearing for nominee Yoon. However, the meeting was adjourned after one hour without agreement on witness adoption and was not resumed.

If the National Assembly fails to adopt nominee Yoon's confirmation hearing report by the 5th, it is expected that President Yoon will appoint the nominee immediately after returning from his summer vacation.

However, a presidential office official explained, "If the National Assembly reaches an agreement and holds the confirmation hearing before the 5th, President Yoon will respect the National Assembly and will not appoint nominee Yoon immediately."

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