Shh! Twelve 'Amhaeng-eosa' Appear in Geochang, Gyeongnam

Geochang-gun Deploys 'Min-gwan Eosa' to Eradicate Corruption and Misconduct Among Public Officials

Geochang County Office Building Exterior (Photo by Geochang County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Did you know that there are ‘Amhaeng-eosa’ in Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam?

Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 7th that it has appointed 12 private Amhaeng-eosa to conduct undercover activities to eradicate corruption and misconduct among public officials. These Amhaeng-eosa are also tasked with identifying various civil complaints in advance to resolve inconveniences faced by residents.

This time, the Geochang Amhaeng-eosa were publicly recruited in February this year from residents who have lived in Geochang-gun for more than one year.

The private Amhaeng-eosa system has been implemented since 2019 with the goal of having ‘Amhaeng-eosa’ collect on-site, close-contact information and report it, so that audit officials can investigate and root out public office corruption.

Last year, they made 17 reports and resolved 13 cases, demonstrating their effectiveness. This year, they are continuing their activities discreetly(?).

The private Amhaeng-eosa will be active until the end of this year as unpaid honorary positions, and outstanding Amhaeng-eosa will be awarded the County Governor’s Award.

A Geochang-gun official said, “Integrity is the fundamental attitude in public service and the basis of all actions. We hope that the active activities of the Geochang Amhaeng-eosa will create a clean Geochang.”

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