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The National Assembly is still standing still with only the door open.

However, the so-called 'Working National Assembly Act' has been in force since a year and a half.



It's about having a mandatory meeting to deliberate on the bill, but whether the National Assembly is violating this law, reporter Lee Kyung-won fact-checked the facts in the corner.



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When the National Assembly makes or reforms a law, it starts with a meeting called the Bill Review Subcommittee, where about 10 lawmakers gather.



However, this important meeting did not go well when the political conflict between the ruling and opposition intensified.



As criticism grew, lawmakers passed the so-called Working National Assembly Act a year and a half ago, obliging subcommittees to meet three times a month.



[Kim Sang-hee / Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly at the time (December 2020): We declare that the alternative to the partial amendment to the National Assembly Act has been passed.]



Since December 2020, when the law was enforced, has the subcommittee been held at least 3 times a month as per the law ?

, actually confirmed by the team.



If you look at the monthly average, in February of last year, right after the law was enforced, 2.8 times are also less than 3 times, but this time is the most frequent.



After that, on average, there are 0 times a month rather than 3 times a month.



When I took the overall average, it was 1.1 times a month.



By standing committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the National Defense Committee, and the Education Committee held fewer meetings.



This means that the National Assembly has violated the National Assembly Act.



When I asked the National Assembly, they said that because there were so many big elections, the legislative schedule was unavoidable.



However, we had a similar report two years ago.



[Last April 22, 2020, SBS 8 News: When I fact-checked how many times the second lieutenant was opened, an average of 0.5 times a month in August, 0.6 times in September, 0.3 times in October…

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To blame the election, it's not like it happened yesterday or today.



The reality is that even making meetings compulsory is meaningless.



The argument to create a penalty clause to reduce taxpayer money if the meeting is not held is gaining strength again, but the possibility of the National Assembly making such a clause on its own is low.



The only way to end this practice, again, is through the continued interest of the voters.



(Video editing: Kim Jin-won, CG: Sung Jae-eun)