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However, a special committee member belonging to the ruling party was absent during the hearing today (4th).
She went to the constituency event, even changing the order in which she would ask her questions.
Reporter Han Seong-hee covered the matter alone, perhaps because it was so urgent.
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was around 3:00 PM when the hearing was in full swing.
When Rep. Jeon Joo-hye, the power of the people, who was the turn of the question, was not visible, Chairman Woo Sang-ho adjusted the order.
[Woo Sang-ho/Democratic Party member: Next, please ask Rep. Jeon Joo-hye.
Oh, did you?
Then, it is Congressman Junho Cheon.]
At that time, Congressman Jeon attended the Gangdong-gu Office's New Year's greetings held at the Grand Theater of the Gangdong Art Center in Seoul, 30 km from the National Assembly.
At the end of last year, former lawmaker Kang Dong-gap was appointed as the chairman of the organizing committee of the People’s Power Party Members Council.
[Event participant: (At the venue) Did you see Rep. Jeon Joo-hye?) Yes.
I think I came a few minutes before the start.
She said that Mr. Jeon Ju-hye had come, so she was greeting the residents.]
After Rep. Jeon stayed at the event for about 20 minutes, she returned to the National Assembly past 4:00, at the end of the first inquiry of the afternoon hearing. .
"It was an unavoidable local event," the former congresswoman said.
She also emphasized that as long as she changed the order and asked enough questions, she did not interfere with her activities as a member of the special committee on national affairs.
The three hearings of the special committee on the Itaewon disaster, which were intended to be held three times, will now only be held once the agreement between the ruling and opposition parties is finally broken.
(Video coverage: Lee Chan-soo, Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol, CG: Jang Seong-beom)