South Korea’s National Assembly kicks off its annual audit of government ministries and their affiliated agencies at 10AM, Korea time, on Wednesday.
For the next 20 days, all 17 parliamentary committees will inspect 788 government bodies.
This year's audit is expected to be especially fierce since it will be the last under the Moon Jae-in administration, and it comes ahead of next year’s general elections.
Today, dozens of government organizations, including the Supreme Court and the ministries of foreign affairs, defense, education and science, will be in the hot seat.
Rival parties are expected to focus on the corruption and fraud allegations surrounding Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his family, progress on denuclearization talks between North Korea and the U.S., as well as South Korea's trade spat with Japan.
