Police Investigate Seodaemun District Mayor on Charges of Hiring Corruption

Seodaemun Police Station, Seoul / Photo by Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] It was announced that Moon Seok-jin, the mayor of Seodaemun-gu, was summoned and investigated as a suspect in connection with allegations of irregularities in the recruitment of special-position public officials.

According to the Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul on the 29th, Mayor Moon is accused of being involved in manipulating the final interview score sheet to ensure the predetermined candidate passed during the 2015 recruitment process for grade 7 public officials in Seodaemun-gu.

The police received a tip that Mr. B, who was ranked second in the interview at the time, became a successful candidate after one of the examiners altered the scores. Subsequently, an investigation was conducted targeting the personnel responsible for the recruitment tasks at that time.

The police are reported to have secured insider testimonies indicating that Mayor Moon was involved in this recruitment irregularity. Mayor Moon reportedly denied the allegations during the investigation on the same day.

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