"No Investigation Ever"… The Fate of an Applicant Who Submitted False Documents to Cheongwadae

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] A court ruling has upheld the cancellation of acceptance for an applicant who submitted false documents claiming "I have never been investigated" in the presidential office civil servant exam.

According to the legal community on the 14th, the Seoul Administrative Court Administrative Division 2 (Presiding Judge Lee Jeong-min) ruled against Mr. A in a lawsuit he filed against the Chief Secretary of the Blue House, requesting the cancellation of the cancellation of acceptance and disqualification from the civil servant recruitment exam.

The court stated, "Any reasonable person with common sense can easily understand that the questionnaire referred to representative central administrative agencies responsible for national duties such as investigations and audits," and added, "Mr. A submitted false information in the questionnaire."

Mr. A applied for the professional fixed-term civil servant recruitment exam in the cultural interpreter category of the Presidential Secretariat in November 2018 and received final acceptance notification in December of the same year. However, during the verification process of successful candidates, it was revealed that he was undergoing a formal trial, and his acceptance was canceled the following year.

The Presidential Secretariat confirmed during the recruitment process whether applicants had been investigated by agencies such as the National Police Agency, the Prosecutor's Office, or the Board of Audit and Inspection, but Mr. A marked "No" and submitted the form. Mr. A filed a lawsuit in objection to the cancellation of his acceptance.

During the trial, Mr. A argued that not only was the cancellation of acceptance excessive, but also the disqualification from applying for civil servant recruitment exams for the next five years was too harsh. However, the court rejected this claim, stating, "There is a strong public interest demand to strictly sanction fraudulent acts that cause serious consequences undermining the fairness and efficiency of the appointment exam."

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