Rights Commission Work Report: "Referral to the Corruption Investigation Office upon Receipt of High-Ranking Official Corruption Reports"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced that from now on, when reports of corruption involving high-ranking public officials are received, they will be forwarded and referred to the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HOCIU).

On the 22nd, the ACRC stated in this year's presidential briefing that upon receiving reports of corruption by high-ranking public officials, they will refer and forward the cases to HOCIU and support the implementation of integrity policies within HOCIU.

Previously, on December 10 last year, the ACRC amended the Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Operation of the Anti-Corruption Commission to add HOCIU as an institution to which the ACRC can directly report corruption suspicions involving high-ranking public officials.

The ACRC plans to operate a focused reporting period to actively manage reports of power-related corruption, including corruption by high-ranking public officials.

If issues requiring institutional improvement are identified during HOCIU's investigation process, HOCIU will notify the ACRC, which will then promote institutional reforms to block structural corruption.

Anti-corruption and integrity education will also be conducted for the HOCIU organization. The ACRC will supervise to ensure that HOCIU's own anti-bribery and code of conduct systems operate properly and will provide mandatory anti-corruption education for affiliated public officials.

For corruption issues of significant public interest, an immediate response system will be activated by mobilizing all policy tools and available personnel to conduct reality checks and prepare improvement plans.

The 'Fair Society Anti-Corruption Policy Council' will be held to produce comprehensive improvement measures at the government-wide level.

Through fact-checking functions regarding the reported individuals, the response capability to reported cases will be strengthened, and the effectiveness of handling reported cases will be enhanced.

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