Public Safety Committee Agrees on Attendance of Oh Se-hoon, Kim Kwang-ho, and Park Hee-young... "Unrestricted Truth Investigation"

Scheduled to Attend the Full Meeting on the 7th with Lee Sang-min, Yoon Hee-geun, and Nam Hwa-young

On the 1st, flowers and messages left by citizens in the memorial space in front of Exit 1 of Itaewon Station, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, are placed to commemorate the tragedy. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] The National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee has agreed to summon Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Seoul Police Chief Kim Kwang-ho, and Yongsan District Mayor Park Hee-young for a hearing on pressing issues on the 7th.

On the 6th, Lee Chae-ik, chairman of the Public Administration and Security Committee, along with Lee Man-hee, the ruling party's secretary from the People Power Party, and Kim Gyo-heung, the opposition party's secretary from the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office in the afternoon, stating, "As the standing committee responsible for the lives and safety of the people, we have decided to conduct thorough questioning without any sanctuary regarding those involved in the Itaewon tragedy to uncover the truth."

The ruling and opposition parties requested voluntary attendance from Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, National Police Agency Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun, Deputy Commissioner of the National Fire Agency Nam Hwa-young (acting commissioner), as well as Mayor Oh, Chief Kim, and Mayor Park. All three agreed to voluntarily attend the hearing on pressing issues.

However, attendance was also requested from former Yongsan Police Station Chief Lee Im-jae, Seoul Police Agency Situation Manager Ryu Mi-jin, and Yongsan Police Station 112 Situation Room Chief Song Byung-joo, but they responded that attendance would be difficult due to being subjects of investigation. The ruling and opposition secretaries of the Public Administration and Security Committee decided to summon them as witnesses under Article 129 of the National Assembly Act if they do not attend tomorrow's meeting.

After the press conference, Representative Kim Gyo-heung explained to reporters, "In the case of the three who are not attending, if they are summoned as witnesses at tomorrow's plenary session, questioning on pressing issues will be possible at the plenary session scheduled for the 16th." The committee members stated at the press conference, "We will make every effort to thoroughly ascertain the truth of this accident to ensure that such an incident never happens again."

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