Democratic Party Submits Request for Board of Audit and Inspection State Audit Investigation... "Chairman and Secretary-General's Illegal Political Audit"

On the 30th, the Democratic Party of Korea submitted a request for a parliamentary audit titled ‘National Assembly Investigation to Uncover the Truth Behind the Illegal Political Audit Allegations by Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hae and Secretary General Yoo Byung-ho’ regarding the Board of Audit and Inspection’s audit of former Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee.

Following a party meeting on the same day, all 167 Democratic Party lawmakers, led by Floor Leader Park Kwang-on, submitted this parliamentary audit request to the Democratic Party’s National Assembly Legislative Affairs Office.

The Democratic Party stated, "In July of last year, Secretary General Yoo initiated a special audit, claiming there was a ‘report containing intolerable content’ about former Chairperson Jeon and creating public opinion as if she had committed a serious crime. However, it was confirmed that the so-called ‘intolerable content’ report mentioned by Secretary General Yoo was nothing more than a single anonymous tip dated July 19, last year, stating ‘habitual non-compliance with chairperson’s commuting hours and operation of a law office under a borrowed name.’"

Choi Jae-hae, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, is responding to questions from lawmakers at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee plenary session held at the National Assembly on the 29th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

After about a year of auditing and a subsequent no-action decision by the Audit Committee, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission received a ‘caution’ and the audit was concluded. The Democratic Party criticized the process, pointing out issues such as the non-disclosure of the Audit Committee’s audit report and the inspection decision made by Chairman Choi regarding the Audit Committee controversy, calling it "a politically motivated, fabricated audit targeting only personnel from the previous administration."

In this regard, the Democratic Party said, "From the anonymous tip against former Chairperson Jeon to the approval of the audit implementation plan and the commencement of the audit, we demand a thorough investigation into the entire audit process by the Board of Audit and Inspection to uncover the truth behind the allegations of illegal political and targeted audits by the Board."

According to the National Assembly Act, once a parliamentary audit request is submitted, it is reported to the plenary session, and the ruling and opposition parties must negotiate the formation of a special committee.

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