Hamyang-gun's Integrity New Deal Policy ... Joint Responsibility for Corruption Acts Extends to Superiors

Announcement of Integrity Measures... Employees Involved in Corruption Immediately Excluded from Duties
Provision of Money and Entertainment, Exclusion from Private Contracts and Bidding & Imposition of Fines

Holding a meeting on measures to improve integrity
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 16th, Hamyang County, Gyeongnam announced that it has prepared special measures to leap into the top ranks in public institution integrity assessment in 2020.

At the policy meeting held that day, the county announced a Clean New Deal policy centered on strict punishment for corrupt actors to establish a strong principle of 'reward and punishment based on performance' for improving integrity.

The Clean New Deal policy is a strong anti-corruption policy that immediately excludes employees who engage in corrupt acts such as accepting money or entertainment from their duties by suspending them from their positions, imposes the highest level of punishment, and holds superiors jointly responsible. In addition, those who provide money or entertainment (such as companies related to public works or applicants for permits) will be excluded from private contracts or bidding and fined.

On that day, senior officials all pledged, "We will respond strongly without exception to corrupt acts to ensure the cultivation of integrity. We will make every effort to protect whistleblowers through the Public Official Corruption and Power Abuse Reporting Center."

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