"According to the current law, the ACRC does not have the authority to investigate ex officio" regarding whether Mr.



People's Strength Rep. Kang Min-guk said today (12th) during the audit of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Committee of the National Assembly Political Affairs Committee, "Kim Man-bae was the deputy director of the Economic Branch until the end of August of this year. He said, "It is a clear violation of the Anti-Graft Act, and the ACRC is not taking any accusation action."



In response, former Chairman Jeon said that an ex officio investigation was not possible and that "If a report is received, it will be dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations."



When Rep. Kang pointed out again that 'there is an obvious reason for the violation, but it is neglected', he replied, "I agree with the point. It seems that there are some deficiencies in the law."



In spite of the criticism of the People's Power Rep. Kim Hee-gon that 'there is a need to investigate corruption in Seongnam City and Seongnam Development Corporation,' the former chairman said, "When a report is received, it can be checked whether it is illegal or not, but it is said that a report has not been received in relation to this matter yet. I know," he distanced himself.



Last May, the police commissioned an investigation into the corruption allegations related to the development of Daejang-dong, but regarding the end of the internal investigation, "There are parts that are difficult to answer for reasons such as protection of reporters under related laws. It seems to be a slightly different matter from what is currently reported in the media. Investigation that differs fromsaid.



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