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National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee to Hold Confirmation Hearing for Special Inspector General Nominee Choi Gil-Su Today

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Jung-hoon = The National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Special Inspector General nominee Choi Gil-su on the 18th.

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Choi Gil-soo, the nominee for Special Inspector General, stated his position that Kim Hyun-ji, Head of the First Presidential Secretariat, is not subject to inspection, saying, "Under the Special Inspector General Act, those subject to inspection are Senior Secretaries or higher." During the confirmation hearing for Nominee Choi held at the National Assembly on the 18th, allegations of Kim's interference in personnel matters and the inspection r…

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During his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly, Special Inspector General nominee Choi Gil-su responded to a question regarding the inspection of Kim Hyun-ji, Head of the First Presidential Secretariat, stating that under current law, inspections are only possible for officials at the level of Senior Secretary or higher. Emphasizing legal limitations while noting that such individuals are not off-limits, he stated that a legal review i…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Jung-hoon = The National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Special Inspector General nominee Choi Gil-su on the 18th.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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On the 18th, the ruling and opposition parties engaged in a heated debate over the scope of the special inspector's inspection during the National Assembly confirmation hearing for special inspector nominee Choi Gil-su. This is the first confirmation hearing for a special inspector nominee in 11 years and 6 months, since the appointment of the first special inspector general, Lee Seok-su, in March 2015. While the Democratic Party of Korea argued…

On the morning of the 18th, while President Lee Jae-myung’s press conference drew the attention of the political world, a confirmation hearing for the Special Inspector General nominee was held at the National Assembly for the first time in 11 years and 6 months. However, one of the most notable points of contention at the hearing was the question of whether the Special Inspector General could actually directly inspect Kim Hyun-ji, the Chief of…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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