The agreement to convene the Extraordinary National Assembly in January failed
People’s Power Ho-young Joo (left in the picture) and Hong-geun Park, leader of the Democratic Party, arrive at the National Assembly Steering Committee Office for a meeting on the morning of 5. yunhap news
Following the negotiations on the government investigation period into the Itaewon disaster on the 5th, the leaders of the government and opposition parties agreed to extend the 10-day period of activity until the 17th.
Ho-young Joo, head of the People’s Power group, and Hong-geun Park, head of the Democratic Party, met with reporters after the meeting at the National Assembly this morning and said, “The state affairs investigation period in the Itaewon disaster, which ends on January 7, 2023, is extended by 10 days until January 17, 2023. I have decided to do this,” he said. Won-nae Park explained, “We will hold a plenary session of the National Assembly tomorrow, January 6, at 2.00 pm.
Launched on November 24 last year, the National Assembly Special Committee on Governmental Investigation of the Itaewon Disaster was scheduled to complete its 45-day activity on the 7th. As the processing of the 2023 budget bill was delayed , the Special Commission on National Assistance conducted its first on-site investigation only on the 21st of last month. The actual period of activity was only about ten days.
Issues as witnesses at the third hearing, where there was a difference of opinion between the ruling and opposition parties, it was decided to entrust the negotiations to the Special State Affairs Commission. Rep. Park said, “In addition to agreeing to extend the (period), discussions need to be made at the special committee level, such as the timing of requesting witnesses for the third hearing, the timing of holding a public hearing on measures to avoid repetition of experts and the adoption of a report on the results.
Still conflicting opinions on the convening of an extraordinary National Assembly in January. Rep. Joo said, “There has been a request from the Democratic Party to open an extraordinary session of the National Assembly to address outstanding issues, but we do not have a National Assembly in January under the National Assembly Act.” “. not agree to hold an extraordinary session of the National Assembly in January. Won-nae Park said, “We had a precedent for an extraordinary meeting (convening) in January, and as new facts were confirmed today, in a situation where the economic crisis is exacerbated by the security crisis surrounding the Korean Peninsula , urgent matters pending in the plenary session, or popular force I made the request because I thought I could make all the required resolutions to criticize North Korea,” he said.
