Lawmakers urge Yoon-era audit commissioner to resign

Lawmakers questioned Board of Audit and Inspection commissioner Kim Young-shin during a National Assembly audit in South Korea.

They called for him to resign, saying he was part of a group they called the “Tiger faction,” centred on fellow commissioner Yoo Byung-ho.

Kim was appointed during the government of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Lawmaker Park Jie-won accused Kim of helping damage the audit agency and described him as Yoo’s subordinate.

Kim denied having any connection to the faction and said he had acted according to his conscience.

He also said Park’s wording was insulting.

The exchange was part of the parliamentary audit; no further action was specified.