Public Officials Ethics Committee Imposes 'Employment Restrictions' on Former Police Superintendent Moving to Law Firm

Employment Review for 86 Retired Public Officials: 2 Employment Disapprovals and 1 Employment Restriction

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] A retired police officer with the rank of Superintendent from the National Police Agency, who attempted to be employed as the head of Kimjang Law Office, received a 'employment restriction' decision from the Government Ethics Committee for Public Officials.

The Government Ethics Committee for Public Officials disclosed on the 4th on the Public Ethics System website the results of employment reviews conducted on 86 cases requested by retired public officials for employment screening as of the 29th of last month.

The Ethics Committee judged that 2 cases did not meet the employment approval criteria stipulated by law and classified them as 'employment disapproval.' One case was decided as 'employment restriction' due to the close relevance between the duties of the department or agency the individual belonged to during the 5 years prior to retirement and the duties of the prospective employer. The remaining 83 cases were decided as 'employment possible (including 23 cases of employment approval).'

The employment disapprovals involved two cases: one where a former executive of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute attempted to be employed as a full-time vice president of the Korea Machinery Industry Promotion Association, and another where a high-ranking special service official from the Ministry of Science and ICT attempted to be employed as a full-time vice president of the Korea Radio Promotion Association.

Meanwhile, for 20 cases where employment was undertaken without prior employment screening by the Ethics Committee, fines were imposed and the individuals were reported to the competent courts.

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