Will the 'Internal Affairs State Investigation' Take Place?…Democratic Party Announces Special Committee List

The National Assembly Speaker's Deadline Nears 6 PM
The People Power Party Still... "Delay Expected Due to Differences"

The Democratic Party announced the list of members for the special committee (special committee) necessary to initiate the "National Investigation into the Truth of the Treason Act through the Unconstitutional and Invalid Emergency Martial Law Declaration by the Yoon Seok-yeol Government (Treason National Investigation)" on the 20th. Earlier, Speaker Woo Won-shik announced that the People Power Party and the Democratic Party must submit their opinions on the special committee list and investigation period by 6 p.m. on the same day.

Through the notice on the day, the Democratic Party stated that it had submitted the list of 11 members out of the 20 special committee members allocated to the Democratic Party to the Speaker's office. The special committee chairman was appointed as Ahn Gyu-baek, a five-term member of the National Defense Committee, and the opposition party secretary was Han Byung-do, a three-term member of the National Administration and Security Committee. In addition, nine others were appointed, including Chu Mi-ae (six terms), Min Hong-chul (four terms), Kim Gyo-heung (three terms), Baek Hye-ryun (three terms), Kim Byung-joo (two terms), Min Byung-duk (two terms), Yoon Gun-young (two terms), Kim Seung-won (two terms), and Park Seon-won (first term).

Members Park Seong-jun of the Democratic Party, Shin Jang-sik of the National Innovation Party, Cheon Ha-ram of the Reform New Party, Jeon Jong-deok of the Progressive Party, Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party, and Han Chang-min of the Social Democratic Party submitted the "Request for a National Investigation into the Yoon Seok-yeol Government's Emergency Martial Law and Treason Acts" to the National Assembly's Legislative Affairs Office on the 12th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

The People Power Party has not yet submitted its list. Kwon Seong-dong, acting leader and floor leader of the People Power Party, briefly told reporters in the afternoon, "There seems to be a delay due to differences of opinion." As discussions within the People Power Party have been prolonged, the possibility of missing the deadline proposed by Speaker Woo has increased. Accordingly, Speaker Woo's side may extend the deadline to encourage participation from the People Power Party, or may form the special committee solely with the opposition party and draft the national investigation plan.

This national investigation was first proposed by Speaker Woo on the 11th. Subsequently, six opposition parties including the Democratic Party submitted a request for the national investigation on the 12th, and on this day, the Democratic Party's special committee members were recommended.

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