Ministry of Gender Equality and Family: "No Issues in Jeonguiyeon Subsidy Distribution Process... Monitoring Investigation Results"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Regarding the government subsidies paid to Jeongui Gieok Yeondae (Justice Memory Solidarity), which is under suspicion of embezzling donations, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) has stated that it will wait for the investigation results rather than immediately canceling the subsidies or taking other measures.

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A MOGEF official said on the 21st during a meeting with reporters, “There was no problem in the process of distributing government subsidies to Jeongui Gieok Yeondae by MOGEF,” and added, “At this point, we are not considering canceling the subsidies.”

Jang Je-won, a member of the Future United Party, claimed, “From 2016 for three years, MOGEF distributed a total of 1,069 million KRW in government subsidies to Jeongui Gieok Yeondae, but Jeongui Gieok Yeondae recorded the government subsidies as ‘0 KRW’ in the National Tax Service’s public disclosure data.”

Regarding this, a MOGEF official responded, “The information reported to MOGEF and the part uploaded to the National Tax Service’s public disclosure system were different, but they admitted that they had incorrectly recorded it and said they would undergo an external audit.”

He added, “Since they said it was a ‘simple error’ in the National Tax Service’s public disclosure system, we think we need to wait and see. Not only MOGEF but also subsidies given by the Seoul Metropolitan Government were recorded as 0 KRW.”

The official further stated, “For now, we are waiting for the investigation results from the executive branch and other ministries.”

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