The three parties in the opposition finalized the schedule for the national affairs investigation of the Itaewon accident and passed the list of 89 witnesses

　　China News Service, December 19th, according to Yonhap News Agency, on the 19th, members of the opposition party affiliated to the Special Committee for the Investigation of the Itaewon Stampede Accident in South Korea, in the absence of the ruling party, independently voted to approve the future investigation schedule and the list of witnesses.

　　According to reports, in the morning of the same day, MPs from the opposition parties of the Common Democratic Party, the Justice Party, and the Basic Income Party held a meeting and voted to approve the agenda for the national affairs investigation. excused absence from the meeting.

On October 31, local time, the alley near the site of the stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, was cordoned off.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Xu

　　According to the schedule, the on-site investigation will be conducted twice on December 21 and 23. The investigation locations are the accident site, Itaewon Police Station, Seoul Police Agency, Seoul City Hall, Yongsan City Hall, and the Ministry of Administration and Security.

　　After that, relevant government departments will report on the accident on the 27th and 29th. The reporting departments include the Prime Minister's Office, the President's Office of the State Affairs Office, the National Security Office's Crisis Management Center, the Ministry of Public Security, the National Police Agency, the Fire Department, and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. , Yongsan Police Station, Supreme Prosecutors Office, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Yongsan District Government, Yongsan Fire Department, Seoul Transportation Corporation, Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Seoul Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Center

　　According to reports, on the same day, the three opposition parties also voted to pass the list of 89 witnesses, including Minister of Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, Director of the National Police Agency Yoon Hee-geun, Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyu-hong, Director of the State Affairs Office Han Wuxie, Director of the State Affairs Adjustment Office Fang Wengui, Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan District, and others.

Prime Minister Han Duk-soo was not on the list.

　　The hearings will be held on January 2, 4, and 6 next year, and the list of specific witnesses will be determined through consultations between the ruling and opposition parties.