Hong Jang-pyo, former senior secretary for economic affairs [KDI 제공]
The Audit and Inspection Board, which is investigating the circumstances of the distortion of key national statistics during the Moon Jae-in administration, is expected to directly investigate Hong Jang-pyo, a former senior secretary of economic affairs in the Blue House.
It is known that the Audit and Inspection Board judged that key statistics such as income, employment, and house prices were deliberately distorted by the previous government, and that the Blue House intervened.
Following the investigation into the West Sea attack, which investigated the head of the previous government’s National Security Office and National Intelligence Service, the political repercussions are expected to increase if a high-ranking White House official is found guilty. summon again. .
According to the Audit and Inspection Board, the Audit and Inspection Board is reviewing a plan to call former Chief Hong to investigate sooner or later.
At the time, it was widely seen that in order to determine whether the Blue House was involved in statistics, there was no choice but to directly investigate former President Hong, known as a key economic adviser to former President Moon and income designer. led growth.
The Audit and Inspection Board previously summoned Hwang Soo-kyung, former head of the National Statistical Office, and Kang Shin-wook, former head of the National Statistical Office, to investigate the controversy surrounding the 2018 household trends survey and the process before and after Hwang’s resignation.
