Democratic Party Says Confirmation Hearing for Serious Crimes Agency Chief Nominee Kim Ji-yong Set for Oct. 14

The Democratic Party has announced that a confirmation hearing for Kim Ji-yong, the nominee to serve as the inaugural head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, will be held on October 14.

Meeting with reporters today right after a meeting on parliamentary audit strategy, Floor Spokesperson Kim Seong-hoe explained, "The adoption of the confirmation hearing plan for nominee Kim is scheduled for a plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee on October 7," adding, "If approved as planned, the confirmation hearing will take place on October 14."

Earlier, the formal request for nominee Kim's confirmation hearing was submitted to the National Assembly on October 2, roughly 20 days after his recommendation, following additional vetting prompted by pushback from prosecution reform hardliners within the pan-ruling bloc.

Regarding the formation of the National Assembly's Special Committee on Ethics, Spokesperson Kim also stated, "A proposal to compose the committee with an equal number of ruling and opposition members was introduced on October 2 and submitted, and we are continuing negotiations with the People Power Party."

He added, "There are many issues to discuss in the ethics committee, including People Power Party Representative Kim Tae-gyu's recent remark that 'it was not an insurrection,' but the People Power Party is not taking even minimal disciplinary measures. Because they are not cooperating in forming the ethics committee either, we intend to speed up negotiations."
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