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South Korea Opens 25-Day Parliamentary Audit Focused on Judiciary, Presidential Aides and IT Lapses

The opening sessions center on whether lawmakers can compel rare testimony from the chief justice.

National Assembly staffers prepare for an audit session at the chamber of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee on Oct. 12, 2025, the eve of the opening of parliament's annual government audit. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The National Assembly begins a 25-day review through Nov. 6 across 17 committees covering 834 agencies, the first full audit of President Lee Jae Myung’s government.
  • The Democratic Party is pressing to question Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, with two Supreme Court audit sessions scheduled, including an on-site review at the court on Wednesday.
  • The People Power Party calls the push to question the chief justice a breach of separation of powers and labels the ruling party’s judicial proposals “judicial annihilation.”
  • Lawmakers are poised to decide this week whether to summon Kim Hyun-ji, a senior presidential secretary, with the PPP alleging undue influence in appointments and the DP opposing her appearance.
  • Panels will also probe a Daejeon data-center fire that disrupted state networks, the dissolution of the Korea Communications Commission and the case of ex-chair Lee Jin-sook, as well as foreign and economic issues from U.S. tariff talks to criticism of nationwide “consumption coupon” handouts.