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National Assembly Steering Committee Selects Witnesses for Blue House Audit… Kang Hoon-Sik, Kim Yong-Bum, and Kim Hyun-Ji Excluded

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The National Assembly Steering Committee proceeded with the selection of witnesses for the parliamentary audit of the Blue House, but key figures, including former Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, were excluded due to differences of opinion between the ruling and opposition parties. The People Power Party strongly demanded the attendance of witnesses to clarify the allegations, but this failed to materialize due to opposition from the Democratic Pa…

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The National Assembly Steering Committee selected witnesses and reference persons on the 21st ahead of the parliamentary audit of the Presidential Secretariat and other agencies. Former Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, former Blue House Policy Chief Kim Yong-bum, Chief of the First Presidential Secretariat Kim Hyun-ji, and former Democratic Party of Korea Political Affairs Coordination Office Chief Jeong Jin-sang, who were requested by…

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On the 21st, the ruling and opposition parties clashed at the National Assembly Steering Committee over the selection of witnesses for the parliamentary audit of the Presidential Secretariat. The People Power Party demanded the attendance of President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung as witnesses, but the Democratic Party of Korea pushed back, calling it a baseless political attack. Furthermore, the two sides continued their heated exc…

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Lee Jeong-hyeon, Oh Kyu-jin, Reporter Lee Yul-rip = Kim Jun Jun, 1st Deputy Director of Cheongwadae and Kang Hoon-sik before Cheong Wa Dae on the 20th, ahead of the National Audit at Cheongwadae next week...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Ahead of the National Assembly's parliamentary audit of the Presidential Office, the selection of witnesses including Kim Hyun-ji, Chief of the First Secretariat; Kim Yong-bum, former Chief of Policy; and Kang Hoon-sik, former Chief of Staff, ultimately fell through due to opposition from the ruling party. The parliamentary audit of the Presidential Office is scheduled to take place for only half a day on the afternoon of the 29th. The National…

On the 20th, the People Power Party demanded the summoning of former Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, former Blue House Policy Chief Kim Yong-bum, and Chief of the First Presidential Secretariat Kim Hyun-ji as witnesses ahead of the National Assembly Steering Committee's audit of the Blue House scheduled for next week. The People Power Party pointed out that the Democratic Party is refusing to summon these witnesses, arguing that verif…

On the 20th, the People Power Party stated that the ruling Democratic Party of Korea is not cooperating on the issue of selecting witnesses for the parliamentary audit of the Presidential Office and other entities by the National Assembly Steering Committee.

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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