Mayor Oh Se-hoon Closely Monitors Seoul Metro Bidirectional Dust Collector Investigation... Is a Typhoon Coming?

Mayor Oh's Serious Audit Results on Seoul Metro Bidirectional Dust Collector, Former Technical Director Referred for Investigation; Close Watch on Investigation Outcome... Focus on Seoul Metro's Future Reform Plans

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is reportedly closely monitoring the recent large-scale audit conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Seoul Transportation Corporation, which resulted in severe disciplinary actions including a warning to the head of the institution, a request for investigation of the former Technical Headquarters Director, and a dismissal recommendation for the Mechanical Department Head.

Mayor Oh was informed of the audit results of Seoul Transportation Corporation by the Audit Committee on the 29th of last month and is said to have deeply recognized the seriousness of the incident.

In particular, since the Seoul Metropolitan Government requested an investigation into the former Technical Headquarters Director, who is the party involved in the incident, and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Violent Crime Investigation Unit is conducting a large-scale investigation, it is expected that the repercussions will be significant depending on the outcome.

Accordingly, the Seoul Metropolitan Government reported the seriousness of this incident to Mayor Oh exactly as per the audit results.

Regarding this, Mayor Oh is confirmed to have instructed close monitoring and preparation of countermeasures, considering that the project costs, such as the improvement of the bidirectional dust collector at Seoul Transportation Corporation, amount to about 800 billion won, indicating a large scale.

This is interpreted as Mayor Oh closely watching the audit results while awaiting the police investigation outcome.

On the 30th, Kim Sang-beom, President of Seoul Transportation Corporation, reported to Mayor Oh on future innovation plans including improving the corporation’s integrity in relation to the audit results.

Seoul Transportation Corporation is expected to undergo a large-scale reform process depending on the results of this investigation.

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