10 Whistleblowers Reporting Agricultural Subsidy Fraud Receive 200 Million KRW Compensation

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Heo Jae-woo, spokesperson for the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, briefing on the revised "Public Interest Whistleblower Protection Act" at the Government Sejong Complex in Sejong City on April 13. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] A whistleblower who reported an agricultural cooperative corporation for fraudulently receiving over 270 million won in agricultural subsidies received a reward of 65.59 million won from the government.

On the 3rd, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced that on the 24th of last month, it held a plenary meeting and paid a total of 216.05 million won in rewards and relief funds to 10 whistleblowers who reported corruption and public interest violations. The amount recovered by public institutions as a result of their reports reached about 1 billion won.

Additionally, the ACRC awarded a reward of 7.72 million won to a whistleblower who reported a company that fraudulently received over 230 million won in employment retention subsidies by claiming workers worked on days off despite actual work. A whistleblower who reported a medical foundation that falsely registered nursing staff and fraudulently received about 15 million won received a reward of 4.5 million won.

Furthermore, a whistleblower who was sued by their company for false accusations and other charges after reporting was given a relief fund of 2 million won, recognizing legal expenses as economic damages.

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