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Auditor Choi Jae-hyung is receiving an inquiry from a legislator during a national audit of the Legislative Judicial Council auditor held at the National Assembly on the 15th. Reporter Oh Dae-geun
The Audit and Inspection Board completed a feasibility audit on the economic feasibility of the early closure of Unit 1 of the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant at the end of Janggo. A year has passed since the start of the audit in October last year at the request of the National Assembly, and eight months since the audit deadline by law (end of February this year) was exceeded.
The Audit and Inspection Board held a closed audit committee in the presence of Chairman Choi Jae-hyung and five members of the audit committee to decide on the audit report. The final audit committee review continued six times from the 7th of this month.
The subject of the audit is whether the Moon Jae-in administration’s political stance against nuclear power plants has acted as unreasonable pressure to shut down Wolsong Unit 1. The Audit and Inspection Board examined whether there was data tampering or external pressure in the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Board of Directors process which decided to close in June 2018, saying: “ No economic viability ” .
It is reported that the Audit and Inspection Board left the assessment of whether the decision to close early was correct or not as an ambiguous area. At the time of the decision to close early, four senior officials from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, including the Blue House industrial policy secretary, and two key KHNP officials were called in September and heard statements until the last minute. .
However, it appears that the Board of Audit and Inspection has determined that more intensive measures are needed for areas where intentionality is largely added to the decision process. A source from the audit agency said with the intent that “destruction of evidence, etc. interferes with the audit.” The results of the audit will be released at 2 pm on the 20th. When the results come out, the ‘Jungkook Nuclear Power Plant’ will fluctuate for a while. We consider the scenarios according to the results of the audit.
On the 19th, when the Board of Audit and Inspection completed an audit on the economic feasibility of the early closure of the Wolseong nuclear power plant, the ‘Wolseong No. 1’ (red circle), which has been permanently stopped in operation, It is seen at the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant in Yangnam-myeon, Gyeongju. Gyeongju = Newsis
If you say “no closing problem” …
If the Audit and Inspection Board does not point out the injustice in the closing process, the members of the People’s Power will immediately argue vigorously against ‘passport extortion’. An offensive is expected, in the sense that the passport has pressured the auditor to overturn his findings. On the 15th, Congressman Cho Soo-jin pointed out that there is an assessment that “the chief auditor will one day ‘get a lot of persecution’ and ‘the second is Seok-yeol Yoon (Attorney General).’
Director Choi immediately responded, “I don’t think I’m being persecuted at all,” but the controversy over the political neutrality and independence of the Board of Audit and Inspection will heat up the government for a while. This audit is very likely a controversial ‘firewood’ that has spanned more than eight months.
The situation in which the auditor is shaken again has an aspect of the Democratic Party itself. The work report of the National Assembly for July is representative. “It can be said that the national affairs of the government, which received only 41% of the support in the presidential elections, could have achieved a national consensus,” Choi’s remarks said during the audit, and the Democratic Party pressed Choi’s resignation . At that moment, the reprimand of “did you respond with your arms crossed?” (Chairman Yoon Ho-jung of the National Assembly Legislative Justice Committee) shows how much the Democratic Party is fighting with Choi.
Audit of the Legislative Judicial Committee of the 15th National Assembly of the state administration to the auditor. News 1
If the assessment is pending … “Do you have a problem?”
The auditor’s position is consistent. “The Wolseong Unit 1 audit is irrelevant to the ‘Moon Jae-in government policy on nuclear power plants and energy conversion.’ Director Choi Jae-hyung also drew a line in the auditor’s national audit on the 15th, saying, “I saw him last year in the (opposition) National Assembly, saying, ‘There seems to be a problem in assessing economic viability. ‘.
If the Board of Audit and Inspection concludes that ‘there was a problem in the economic assessment of Wolseong Unit 1’, the Democratic Party of Korea will vigorously protest, saying: ‘Why don’t you think about the safety of nuclear power plants? ? ‘ Democratic Party legislators said in the National Assembly on the 15th: “The issue of denuclearization is of great interest and importance, as it is directly related to the life, security and future of the nation” (Representative Kisang Choi) , “Wolseong Unit 1 has been suspended 53 times since its operation in 1983. It was also stopped during the Pohang earthquake. Do you know that security is an issue from time to time?” (Representative Kim Yong-min). Democratic Party lawmaker Park Bum-gye even spoke about the world’s three biggest nuclear accidents, including Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Three Mile.
Whatever the conclusion … It is expected to be a ‘must battle’
This audit was carried out when the power of persons who suspected the possibility of manufacturing the KHNP self-assessment report submitted a request for the audit. As Wolseong Unit 1 emerged as a symbol of the Moon Jae-in government’s postwar nuclear policy, the ruling and opposition parties will face head-on conflict over the audit results. Depending on the outcome of the audit, one of the Blue House and the Audit Office will inevitably suffer internal injuries.
Director Choi criticized the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, which had not cooperated with the audit, saying: “There was resistance to the audit” in the national supervision. Any disciplinary action or accusation by the auditor against government officials will result in feeding the government. However, it is known that they have decided not to press criminal charges against him.
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