The National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee held an audit of Seoul City, focusing on allegations of corruption related to the Han River Bus project and the city's response to these claims.
During the audit on October 19, opposition lawmakers, including those from the Democratic Party, raised concerns about the Han River Bus project and the city's reluctance to provide requested documents.
Representative Jo In-cheol of the Democratic Party criticized the lack of documentation regarding alleged kickbacks associated with the Han River Bus project. He stated, "We received a response that an investigation could not proceed due to insufficient materials. The documents we currently have show no drafts or implementation plans, only some attached materials." He pressed for clarification on why related documents could not be submitted.
Representative Heo Young also highlighted the corruption allegations and the city's attempts to cover up the incident, demanding the submission of relevant investigation materials. He requested documentation related to the Board of Audit and Inspection's follow-up actions from October last year, the mayor's reports to the city, and a list of responsible departments and personnel, as well as the results of additional investigations resumed in June of this year.
Other lawmakers, including Representative Yoon Jong-oh of the Justice Party and Representative Jang Jong-tae of the Democratic Party, also called for the submission of documents related to the Han River Bus project.
Criticism of Seoul City's attitude toward document submission was also voiced. Representative Jeong Il-young of the Democratic Party remarked, "Claiming that they cannot accept document requests because it is an internal project is unreasonable," urging the city to comply with the requests.
Throughout the audit, multiple lawmakers raised concerns about the document submission issue, making the allegations surrounding the Han River Bus project and the city's response a central topic of discussion.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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