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[10.29 참사] National tide, 45 days from tomorrow… Full scale start immediately after budget processing

  • The ruling and the opposition parties are finishing discussions on the government’s investigation<사진=연합뉴스>
    The National Assembly government’s investigation to discover the truth of the October 29 disaster and prevent an incident from happening again will start tomorrow (24th) and continue for 45 days.

    Ho-young Joo, the power of the people, and Hong-geun Park, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, held a press conference in the National Assembly today (23rd) and announced the content of the agreement on the government investigation.

    The ruling and opposition parties will approve the government’s investigation plan through a vote at the full meeting of the National Assembly tomorrow, and after presenting data, proceed with a full-scale investigation by the government, such as agency reports, verification of the site, and hearings, immediately afterwards. the budget bill is being processed.

    The period is 45 days, but it can be extended by resolution at the plenary meeting.

    The target organizations are the Office of the President, the National Emergency Management Center, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Office of the Supreme Prosecutor, the National Police Agency, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station, National Fire Agency, Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters and Yongsan Fire Station, Seoul City, and Yongsan-gu.

    The opposition parties and the ruling established a special parliamentary investigation committee, which includes 9 members of the Democratic Party, 7 members of the People’s Power, and 2 members of non-opposition groups, and the Democratic Party will be the chairman.

    The opposition parties and the opposition parties decided to establish a policy advisory body to deal with the Government Organization Act and related bills, and bills for equalizing the terms of office of heads of public institutions at the end of the president’s term, apart from the agreement on the government investigation.