Gyeonggi-do Launches On-Site Investigation at Nanum House... Forms Public-Private Joint Investigation Team

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is forming a public-private joint investigation team and launching a full-scale on-site investigation as social distrust toward 'Nanum-ui Jip' (House of Sharing) persists.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 1st that it will form a 'public-private joint investigation team' and begin investigations from the 6th to establish normalization measures for the social welfare corporation, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism's 'Nanum-ui Jip'.

The province formed the investigation team because despite recent special inspections, administrative sanctions, and requests for investigations regarding Nanum-ui Jip, complaints have continued to arise, and the distrust of residents has not been resolved.

The public-private joint investigation team will be co-led by the Director of the Welfare Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, a provincial assembly member recommended by the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly, and two civilians.

The investigation team will be composed of four on-site investigation divisions?▲administrative investigation ▲human rights investigation ▲accounting investigation ▲historical value division?and an administrative support division to assist their activities. Officials from the province and Gwangju City will participate.

The co-leaders are Lee Byung-woo, Director of the Welfare Bureau of Gyeonggi Province; a provincial assembly member recommended by the assembly; and civilians including Jo Young-sun, former Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission, and Song Ki-chun, professor at Jeonbuk National University Law School.

The on-site investigation activities will be conducted temporarily until the 17th. The investigation team plans to objectively investigate complaints focusing on corporate and facility operations, human rights violations, and accounting matters, and based on this, propose improvement measures for the operation of the corporation and facilities.

The province will transparently disclose the investigation results.

Earlier, the province conducted a special inspection from May 13 to 15, uncovering negligence in health management of residents and workers, misuse of subsidies, improper management of donations, and improper accounting management. Administrative sanctions are currently underway.

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