
AI-generated summary
The National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee conducted an audit of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 15th, and Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Park Joo-min and others raised suspicions that a suspicious flow of funds involving brokers was detected in the project expenses paid to the Han River bus manufacturing company.
According to the National Assembly inspection, the power of the government must reflect on itself as it competes with the 'three corrupt siblings'.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Gyeong-joon and Jeong Yeon-sol = On the 19th, Han Byeong-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, “Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon must clearly answer the key suspicions about the Han River Bus Gate.”
At the Supreme Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on this day, floor leader Han said, "As the controversy (related to the Han River Bus) grew during the National Assembly audit on the 15th, the city of Seoul requested an investigation from the police the next day and told the Democratic Party to stop its 'or not' political offensive."
At the same time, he pointed out, "The fact that they only blame the Democratic Party for raising the suspicion without answering the question of why they delayed requesting an investigation for so long is also a mistake."
One floor leader also emphasized, “Seoul City must clearly reveal why it withheld the request for investigation even after writing the request for investigation, whether there was an order to destroy investigation data, and who was involved in the process.”
During the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 15th, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Joo-min and others raised suspicions that a suspicious flow of funds involving brokers was detected in the project expenses paid to the Han River bus manufacturing company.
Meanwhile, floor leader Han said, "In the National Assembly audit, the Democratic Party is focusing on the National Assembly inspection of people's livelihood, policy inspection, and responsibility, while the People Power Party's 'three corrupt siblings' represented by Reps. Kim Tae-gyu, Lee Jin-sook, and Joo Jin-woo appear to be competing with each other in harsh words."
One floor leader said, "The People Power Party says that the Democratic Party has made the National Assembly Inspection into a political affairs inspection, but the People Power Party makes the harsh remarks and passes the responsibility to the Democratic Party." He added, "Before turning the Democratic Party's criticism into a political dispute, first look back at how you handled the National Assembly inspection yourself."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will eventually proceed with a request for an investigation related to the Han River Bus Gate.
Likely · Within days
There may be calls for internal disciplinary action or restraint within the party against lawmakers who have been designated as the ‘three corrupt siblings’ within the People Power Party.
Possible · Within weeks

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