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A tense battle continues between ruling and opposition party lawmakers during the audit of government affairs by each standing committee, including the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Commission and the Board of Audit and Inspection.
During the National Assembly audit, lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties engaged in a fierce battle over President Lee Jae-myung's visit to his parents' graves, calls for the voluntary resignation of audit committee members, and the role of the Fair Trade Commission.
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During the audit of government affairs by the National Assembly's standing committee, lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties clashed over major issues and personnel issues.
▲ "The Bonghwa County Office sent orders three times to demolish this site as it is illegal, but it may be because it is a famous site, but it has not been demolished yet. I am asking a question on behalf of the people. What kind of corrupt politics is this? Is the president a king?" (People Power Party Rep. Lee Jin-sook, protesting why she visited President Lee Jae-myung's parents' graves in person during the National Assembly audit of the Korea Media and Communications Commission)
▲ "It is humiliating just to sit together like this at the National Assembly Audit Hall. The place where the deceased were sleeping has been brought to the stage of political strife. What on earth is this if it is not a political lie, like digging up the graves to humiliate the deceased again? It is an insult to the deceased and immorality disguised as politics." (In addition, Rep. Lee Jeong-heon of the Democratic Party and Rep. Lee Jin-sook of the People's Power Party personally visited the graves of President Lee Jae-myung's parents during the National Assembly Audit of the Korea Media and Communications Commission. (Criticizing actions such as finding and taking pictures)
▲ “As the vice-president of the Tiger faction (a faction centered on audit committee member Yoo Byung-ho), don’t you feel embarrassed to have served as a member of the audit committee until now? Wasn’t Yoo Byung-ho ‘kkobung’ (Japanese for subordinate)?” (In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Ji-won, urging audit committee member Kim Young-shin to voluntarily resign during the audit of the Board of Audit and Inspection)
▲ "The sword of the Fair Trade Commission should not be used like a butcher's sword to kill a cow or a pig. The sword of the Fair Trade Commission should be used as a sword to revive the economy by keeping companies healthy. Do you think your sword is a butcher's sword or a doctor's sword?" (People's Power Party lawmaker Park Dae-chul, questioning Fair Trade Commission Chairman Joo Byeong-gi about 'suspicion of anti-corporate sentiment' during the government affairs committee's audit)
▲ “If we want to use military resources more efficiently rather than just wringing dry towels, we must also consider alternatives to the gender conscription system. This will not change just because we have more children from now on.” (New Reform Party lawmaker Cheon Har-ram, arguing that military service obligations should be imposed on both men and women in a military manpower administration audit)
▲ "He brags about his power and goes to jail. Lee Jae-myung's government should come to its senses. If it resigns with facts that are wrong, then President Lee Jae-myung, who has now been found guilty by the Supreme Court, can become president." (People Power Party Rep. Park Jeong-hoon, pointing out that the Ministry of Education's push to dismiss Park Ji-hyang, chairman of the Northeast Asian History Foundation, is inappropriate during the National Education Committee's inspection)
▲ "It is a personnel action that undermines neutrality and independence. It is not the people's Board of Audit and Inspection, but the Party's Board of Audit and Inspection." (People's Power Party lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun, taking issue with the appointment of audit committee members Lim Seon-sook and Lee Jin-guk in the Board of Audit and Inspection's state affairs audit)
▲ “The sea is changing very quickly, and if left unattended in this way, shark appearances in the waters off Busan may become a daily occurrence. We need to respond to changes in sea temperature. It is not just entertainment.” (People Power Party lawmaker Lee Sang-hwi, pointing out during the National Assembly audit of the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee that the shark 'Bukangi' that entered the waterway of Busan's North Port Waterfront Park is not unrelated to changes in the marine environment)

Kim Ho-cheol, the Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, announced during a government audit on the 12th that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court's regular and uniform payment of incentives to Supreme Court Justices was a violation of the National Finance Act guidelines. In addition, a battle between Rep. Seo Young-kyo and Rep. Joo Jin-woo regarding the president's special activity expenses and SNS comments continued.

The Democratic Party of Korea filed a counter-report to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on charges of defamation and false accusation against People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo, who accused President Lee Jae-myung of disclosing confidential documents for leaking official secrets.

In some sections of KTX trains during the holiday season, there have been repeated cases of passengers exceeding KORAIL's own ridership standards, and concerns have been raised about major accidents due to unmeasured baggage weight.

On the 12th, the ruling and opposition parties fought over the future of Park Ji-hyang, chairman of the Northeast Asian History Foundation, who was appointed during the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, at the National Assembly Education Committee's audit of government affairs under the Ministry of Education and related organizations. The Democratic Party of Korea pressed for Chairman Park's resignation, raising issues with his foundation's operation and pro-Japanese-related controversies, while the People Power Party countered that he should hold out until the end, saying it was an unreasonable attempt to dismiss a member of the previous administration. In addition, the Education Committee additionally adopted ‘Ilta Instructor’ Jo Jung-sik as a witness for the general inspection.

In the audit of the National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee, the Board of Audit and Inspection, members of the ruling party raised suspicions about Kim Young-sin, a member of the audit committee appointed during the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, of being associated with the 'Tiger faction' and urged him to resign. Commissioner Kim denied any involvement and refuted that he acted according to his own beliefs.

The Democratic Party of Korea countered President Lee Jae-myung's golf allegations by saying he maintained a working posture and criticized People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo's offensive as stalking. In addition, he called for an investigation at the Cho Kook level regarding allegations of ghostwriting and plagiarism in Rep. Han Dong-hoon's daughter's thesis and took issue with the prosecution's decision not to send it.