[2022 National Audit] Political Affairs Committee Adopts 10 Witnesses Including Lee Hae-jin and Kim Seung-yu for Comprehensive Audit

Opposition Lawmaker's Request to Summon Former Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Seok-dong as Witness in Foreign Exchange Bank Sale Rejected

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 14th, the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee selected 10 people, including Lee Hae-jin, Global Investment Officer (GIO) and founder of Naver, as witnesses for the comprehensive audit. Former Hana Financial Group Chairman Kim Seung-yu was also selected as a witness in relation to the Lone Star incident.

On this day, the Political Affairs Committee held a plenary meeting to finalize the list of witnesses and reference persons for the comprehensive audit, including GIO Lee.

GIO Lee was selected as a witness to inquire about the detailed execution of the SME win-win support project among the implementation matters agreed upon by Naver.

Former Chairman Kim was summoned over the Lone Star issue. Opposition party lawmakers also argued that former Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Seok-dong and others should be selected as witnesses to investigate the truth regarding the sale decision of the then Korea Exchange Bank. However, concerns about the impact on the international investment dispute retrial with Lone Star led to calls for restraint, and no witnesses were selected.

Lee Jung-hoon, former chairman of Bithumb Korea, who was selected as a witness on the 6th but did not attend due to depression and panic disorder, was again included in the witness list.

Shin Hyun-sung, CEO of Chaiholdco, who was selected as a witness for the Financial Services Commission audit related to the collapse of the Korean coin Luna but did not attend due to a prosecution investigation, was also included again in the witness list.

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