KRW 955.27 Million Paid to 30 Whistleblowers on Corruption and Public Interest Cases

Reporting of Government Subsidy Fraud, Pharmaceutical Company Rebates, etc... "Public Institution Revenue Recovery of Approximately 8.15 Billion Won"

Eunjung Park, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. / Photo by Honam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Compensation totaling 955.27 million KRW was paid to 30 whistleblowers who reported corruption and public interest violations such as fraudulent receipt of government subsidies and pharmaceutical company rebates.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced on the 25th of last month that it held a plenary meeting and paid compensation, rewards, and relief funds to whistleblowers of corruption and public interest violations. Thanks to their reports, public institutions recovered approximately 8.15 billion KRW in revenues.

Among the cases of compensation for corruption reports, a representative example is a whistleblower who reported a company that received government training support funds without providing training to prospective hires, receiving 55.85 million KRW in compensation.

A whistleblower who reported livestock equipment companies and farmers colluding to inflate the costs of poultry farm laying facilities and other livestock facility construction projects and falsely claiming subsidies from multiple local governments was awarded 54.62 million KRW in compensation.

A whistleblower who reported a nursing home that fraudulently claimed long-term care benefits by pretending that care workers were on duty when they were not received 53.67 million KRW in compensation.

Among public interest report compensation cases, a whistleblower who reported a pharmaceutical company providing rebates to hospitals and clinics was paid 543.76 million KRW in compensation.

A whistleblower who reported a medical device sales company that secretly enticed customers by offering various benefits to hospitals and clinics to purchase their medical devices received 48 million KRW in compensation.

A relief fund of 3.21 million KRW was paid to a whistleblower who was dismissed and suffered wage losses due to their public interest report.

Han Samseok, Director of the ACRC’s Review and Protection Bureau, stated, "Corruption involving fraudulent receipt of various subsidies and support funds, as well as public interest violations such as providing rebates, have not yet been eradicated. We will actively provide compensation and other payments to encourage active reporting by whistleblowers of corruption and public interest violations."

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