Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min attended the National Assembly's Administrative Safety Committee today (29th) and said that it is expected that a bill to amend the Government Organization Act to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will be submitted within this session of the National Assembly.
Minister Lee said, "I know that it will be submitted within this session," when asked by Rep. Yong Hye-in Yong of the Basic Income Party when asked when to submit the government organization law reform plan, which includes the abolition of the Ministry of Leisure.
The Ministry of Leisure requires consultation with the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, which is the ministry responsible for revising the Government Organization Act, and has not disclosed specific plans for abolition or reorganization of the ministries as well as the timing of disclosure of the plans because they are collecting opinions from all walks of life.
However, Minister Lee said, "I don't think it's something that the Minister of Public Administration and Security will take the lead," saying that the issue related to the abolition bill will be "in-depth discussion with the relevant ministries."
On the other hand, Minister Lee responded to a request from some opposition lawmakers that Kim Soon-ho, the first police chief, who was caught up in so-called 'spying suspicions', should resign from his post, saying, "It doesn't seem like a hasty decision, and we are hearing various opinions."
Regarding the fact that the Ministry of Public Administration and Security had said that it had destroyed the list of invitees for the inauguration ceremony of President Yoon Seok-yeol, and then said that it was keeping some of the invitations, Minister Lee said, "It should have been explained well from the beginning so that there would be no misunderstanding." I did.
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As it was later revealed that far-right YouTuber Ahn Jung-kwon, President Yoon's wife, Kim Kun-hee, and the son of former Deutsche Motors, who was involved in stock price manipulation, attended the inauguration ceremony, some Democratic lawmakers were invited to the inauguration ceremony by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. I have requested disclosure.
In response, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said that the list of invitees to the inauguration ceremony was destroyed immediately after the inauguration ceremony in accordance with relevant laws as personal information, but changed its position a few days ago that some lists remain.
(Photo = National Assembly Photo Reporters, Yonhap News)