National Assembly holds last 3 confirmation hearings
- 5 years ago
South Korea's National Assembly is holding its last batch of confirmation hearings for President Moon Jae-in's cabinet picks.
In the hot seat today are the nominees tapped to head the ministries of SMES, interior and ICT.
SME minister nominee Park Young-sun will likely be questioned over allegations,... such as late payments of tax,... owning multiple homes as well as traffic law violations.
Interior minister nominee Chin Young..... faces allegations he made huge profits on land investments,... while ICT minister nominee Cho Dong-ho will likely be grilled over suspicions of land speculation.
Park and Chin are sitting lawmakers of the ruling party.
But that doesn't mean their hearings will be an easy ride.
In fact,... Park's hearing got off to a slow start,... on complaints from some opposition lawmakers,... as she has refused to submit some documents they requested.
The ruling party, however, stepped up its offense,... saying the purpose is to check the nominees' qualifications and suitability for the job.... as well as their morality,... and not to excessively dig into their personal affairs.
In the hot seat today are the nominees tapped to head the ministries of SMES, interior and ICT.
SME minister nominee Park Young-sun will likely be questioned over allegations,... such as late payments of tax,... owning multiple homes as well as traffic law violations.
Interior minister nominee Chin Young..... faces allegations he made huge profits on land investments,... while ICT minister nominee Cho Dong-ho will likely be grilled over suspicions of land speculation.
Park and Chin are sitting lawmakers of the ruling party.
But that doesn't mean their hearings will be an easy ride.
In fact,... Park's hearing got off to a slow start,... on complaints from some opposition lawmakers,... as she has refused to submit some documents they requested.
The ruling party, however, stepped up its offense,... saying the purpose is to check the nominees' qualifications and suitability for the job.... as well as their morality,... and not to excessively dig into their personal affairs.