Gyeonggi-do Suspends Female Civil Servant Level 6 Accused of Illegal Filming

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province dismissed official A, who is under police investigation for secretly filming a woman's body with a mobile phone on the subway, on the 29th.

Official A is under police investigation for violating the "Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, etc. (filming using a camera, etc.)" after secretly filming a woman sitting opposite him on the train at Dongmyo Station on Line 1 subway on the 21st with his mobile phone.

The province decided to dismiss official A on the 28th after receiving an official notice from the police about the start of the investigation.

The current Local Public Officials Act (Article 65-3) states that "an official who is under investigation or inquiry by investigative agencies such as the Board of Audit and Inspection, prosecution, or police for misconduct prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as bribery or sexual crimes (acts that seriously damage the dignity of a public official and make it inappropriate to maintain the position), and whose misconduct is serious enough to make normal work performance difficult" may be dismissed from their position.

A provincial official stated, "Public officials are entrusted with authority by the sovereign people and must bear infinite responsibility to serve the public and always set an example," adding, "The immediate dismissal of a public official involved in a serious criminal case is intended to serve as a warning to all public officials, and we will strictly discipline and establish public service discipline according to the principle of zero tolerance."

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