Wanju Police Investigate Officials Suspected of Misconduct at Waste Landfill Site

Based on Public Audit Results... Allegations of Neglect of Duty, etc.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters reporters Hong Jae-hee and Park Myung-jin] Police investigations are underway into public officials suspected of misconduct related to the waste landfill site in Bibong-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk.

According to Wanju Police Station on the 28th, the police began an investigation in March based on the results of the Board of Audit and Inspection's public audit, focusing on charges such as dereliction of duty.

The public officials under investigation are Mr. A, who transferred from Wanju-gun to Gimje-si in 2016, and Mr. B, who is currently working in Wanju-gun. Additional investigations are scheduled for next month.

Mr. A and Mr. B are suspected of drafting and deciding on the county management plan for the landfill installation according to the company's proposal, as revealed by the Board of Audit and Inspection's special audit results in February, which allegedly led to the initial causes of environmental pollution such as leachate.

Furthermore, despite knowing that operations were being conducted differently from the permitted contents, they allegedly tolerated the import of solidified waste and approved the completion even though a large amount of solidified waste was buried, which has also become a subject of controversy.

Due to these issues, the Board of Audit and Inspection confirmed illegal and improper handling of management and supervision duties, but disciplinary action was not possible due to the expiration of the disciplinary statute of limitations, so the matter was handled as personnel data.

Following a complaint by Wanju-gun, companies in Wanju and Iksan involved in illegal waste landfill completed police investigations around April and were sent to the prosecution for violations including copper detection and failure to restore the site.

A Wanju Police Station official stated, “Since the matter is currently under investigation, we cannot provide a clear response.”

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