Sogongyeon Union Files Criminal Complaint Against Chairman Baedonguk for Forgery of Official Documents and Other Charges

Bae Dong-wook, President of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] The Labor Union of the Secretariat of the Korea Federation of Micro Enterprise Associations (Korea SME Federation) announced on the 30th that it has filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office against Bae Dong-wook, the president of the Korea SME Federation, who caused controversy over a drinking and dancing workshop, on charges of forgery of official documents and obstruction of business.

In a statement released that day, the SME Federation labor union claimed, "President Bae is suspected of having falsified membership application documents when joining the SME Federation in November 2015," and added, "Based on this, he ran for president, making him a 'fake president' from the start."

The union also stated, "There is suspicion that he joined as a member using a forged business registration certificate and ran for the presidential election with a falsified membership list that added several more names," and appealed to the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, saying, "The Ministry should invalidate this election in which President Bae was elected through forgery of official documents and immediately investigate the related organizations."

Earlier, on the 21st, the SME Federation labor union had filed a complaint with the prosecution against President Bae Dong-wook on charges of embezzlement, breach of trust, and violation of the Subsidy Management Act.

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