<Anchor> Under the



Ministry of Public Administration and Security, there is an E-North 5 Degree Committee that handles things other than the 5 provinces in the north at the time of liberation.

I spend more than 10 billion won a year on my budget, so am I doing that much?



Reporter Deok-Hyun Kim covered it. 



<Reporter> The



5th North Korea Committee, with signs and flags of the 5 North Korean provinces hanging side by side.



It is an organization under the Ministry of Public Administration and Security with a budget of KRW 10.3 billion this year.



In the introduction section of the website, I wrote information collection and policy research as the first task.



Since there is no research manpower in-house, research activities have to be entrusted to the outside, but since 2016, we have never requested research services for the past five years.



I haven't even held expert discussions or public hearings.



When I ask for the reason, the answer comes back, saying, “I have insufficient budget.



[Lee Myung-Woo/Buk 5 Province Governor (Governor of South Pyongan Province): (Investigation/Research) We need a budget to actually do that work.

Instead of raising an objection, I made it possible to increase the project cost a little more...

.]



Provincial governors were appointed every five provinces, with an annual salary of 150 million won and vice-ministerial treatment.



The main task is to attend events related to North Koreans.



They held only five meetings last year and nine this year, but they refused to disclose the meeting minutes and meeting results, saying that it would interfere with business performance.



[Kim Jae-hong/Governor of North Hamgyeong Province: It is not that the eup, myeon, and dong directors do, and they must have a price.

(I need that much (treatment)?) You have to do more.

We are moving to Park Bong, honestly.] As



it is an institution with a large amount of government expenditure, it is necessary to check the budget execution that has been practiced and order a new role appropriate for the times.



(Video coverage: Park Hyeon-cheol, Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan, VJ: Kim Jong-gap, Source: Kim Hyung-dong, Seo Beom-soo's office)