The National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee (referred to as the "Science and Technology Committee") will hold a hearing on Coupang, following a large-scale personal information leak incident.
According to political sources on December 5, the ruling and opposition party secretaries of the Science and Technology Committee have agreed to hold a Coupang hearing on December 17.
Daejun Park, CEO of Coupang, attended the full meeting of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 2nd, bowing his head in greeting. Photo by Yonhap News
Previously, on December 2, Choi Minhee, Chairperson of the Science and Technology Committee, strongly criticized Daejun Park, CEO of Coupang, for his insincere attitude during a parliamentary inquiry on Coupang-related issues, and mentioned the possibility of holding a hearing.
Chairperson Choi stated, "CEO Park is evading answers by using the police investigation as an excuse," and added, "We will set the hearing date through bipartisan agreement. Not only CEO Park, but also the actual owner, Kim Beomseok, will be summoned as a witness."
The ruling and opposition party secretaries of the Science and Technology Committee have also agreed to hold a hearing on December 16 for Kim Jongcheol, the nominee for the inaugural chairperson of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Committee.
The Science and Technology Committee plans to hold a full meeting on December 9 to adopt the hearing plan for Coupang and the personnel hearing plan for nominee Kim.
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