Prosecutors Complete Case Assignment for Chief Auditor Choi Jae-hyung's Complaint... Full-Scale Investigation Begins

Choi Jae-hyung, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution has completed the assignment and launched a full-scale investigation into the case in which civic groups filed a complaint against Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung regarding the audit of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1.

According to the legal community on the 19th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office assigned the case, in which the Green Party and Gyeongju Environmental Movement Union accused Chairman Choi and auditors of abuse of authority, to the Public Investigation Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Yang Dong-hoon) the day before.

Earlier, the complainants held a press conference on the 12th, stating, "The Board of Audit and Inspection deliberately excluded safety and resident acceptance from the audit scope to conclude that the decision to shut down Wolsong Unit 1 was unjust, and intentionally omitted safety facility costs that should have been reflected in the economic evaluation," and filed a complaint against Chairman Choi and others.

Last month, the Board of Audit and Inspection concluded that the economic feasibility of Wolsong Unit 1 was unreasonably undervalued due to the involvement of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. However, it deferred judgment on the validity of the early shutdown decision itself, stating that it was beyond the scope of the audit.

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