Ahn Min-seok, Chairman of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, is presiding over the audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee held at the National Assembly on the 2nd. On this day, the audit was disrupted as the Liberty Korea Party demanded the appearance of Moon Kyung-ran, Chairperson of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Sports Innovation Committee, as a witness to continue their 'Jo Guk offensive,' but the Democratic Party rejected the request. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@
[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] The National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee decided on the 22nd to hold a hearing regarding the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun's death case.
On the morning of the 14th, the Culture Committee held a plenary meeting and approved the hearing plan, which included a list of 42 witnesses and reference persons as well as the hearing schedule.
Key witnesses include Lee Ki-heung, President of the Korea Sports Council; Park Seok-won, President of the Korea Triathlon Federation; Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju City; local sports council officials; Kim Gyu-bong, coach of the Gyeongju City Hall Triathlon Team who was identified as a perpetrator; exercise physiologist Ahn Joo-hyun; and two senior athletes.
The deceased's parents, fellow athletes, and investigators from the Korea Sports Council will appear as reference persons. Choi Young-ae, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, and Moon Kyung-ran, former Chairperson of the Sports Innovation Committee, will also attend to discuss measures to prevent recurrence.
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