President Yoon to Request Resubmission of Hearing Reports for Lee Won-seok and Han Ki-jung Tomorrow

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President Yoon Seok-yeol is reportedly set to request the National Assembly to resend the personnel hearing result reports for nominee Lee Won-seok for Prosecutor General and nominee Han Ki-jung for Fair Trade Commission Chairman on the 14th of this month.

According to the presidential office and political circles on the 13th, the first deadline for the personnel hearings of the two nominees expires on this day. Accordingly, President Yoon plans to request the resubmission of the reports on the morning of the 14th.

The personnel hearing law Article 6, Paragraph 2, which stipulates that the hearing must be completed within 20 days from the date the appointment consent proposal is submitted to the National Assembly, explains that the first deadline ends on this day.

Nominees Han and Lee completed their National Assembly personnel hearings on the 2nd and 5th, respectively. Since it is customary to set a deadline within 10 days to request the resubmission of the hearing report to the National Assembly, the appointment of the nominees is expected to take place around June 18-24, during President Yoon’s official visits to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.

A member of the ruling People Power Party from the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee urged the opposition party to adopt the report during a press conference at the National Assembly on the same day, stating, "Today marks the 20th day since the appointment consent proposal for nominee Lee was submitted. The vacancy for Prosecutor General has also set a new record of 130 days."

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