[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The United Future Party will launch a hearing advisory group for National Intelligence Service Director nominee Park Ji-won on the 10th.
The hearing advisory group is led by Professor Kim Geun-sik of Gyeongnam National University as the head, and appointed Unified Party lawmaker Jo Su-jin, Shin Beom-cheol, head of the Security and Unification Center at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, lawyers Lee Soo-hee and Kim Jae-sik, former MBC anchor Park Yong-chan, and Kim Cheol-geun, chairman of the Seoul Gangseo-gu Byeong Party Committee, as advisory members.
Head Kim said, "We will properly fulfill the advisory group's role to ensure a microscopic examination of nominee Park Ji-won," adding, "Since we are selecting the highest head of the national intelligence agency, we will thoroughly verify whether nominee Park is a suitable figure for the position of NIS director."
Ha Tae-kyung, the secretary of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee, said, "Nominee Park praised former President Jeon Du-hwan and also praised Kim Jong-un during the purge of Jang Song-thaek. It is questionable whether a person who praised dictators is qualified to be the NIS director who protects democracy," and added, "We will unite our efforts to conduct a thorough verification."
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