NIS Takes Disciplinary Actions Including Dismissal Against Two Employees for Sexual Misconduct

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced on the 9th that it has taken disciplinary actions, including dismissal, against two employees who committed sexual misconduct against the same female employee.

At the full meeting of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee held that day, the NIS stated, "Two employees, one at grade 2 and another at grade 5, committed sexual misconduct last year. They were referred to the disciplinary committee on the 21st of last month; the grade 5 employee was disciplined, and the grade 2 employee was dismissed," according to Ha Tae-kyung, the floor leader of the People Power Party.

The NIS reported that the dismissed grade 2 executive was at grade 3 when the incident occurred in June last year but was promoted to grade 2 at the end of August of the same year.

Ha also conveyed that the NIS first became aware of the incident eight months after the initial victimization when the report was filed, and that the female victim did not wish for the perpetrator to be investigated or prosecuted.

Park Ji-won, the director of the NIS, expressed, "We are deeply sorry," and added, "We are doing our utmost to ensure that such incidents never happen again."

The meeting also included a report on an NIS employee who was dispatched to the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles (LA) and was recalled to Korea after being accused of sexual harassment.

Some intelligence committee members raised suspicions of concealment, questioning, "The incident occurred on June 23 last year, and the victim reported it on July 14, but the disciplinary decision was made on June 14 this year. Why was it delayed so long?"

In response, the NIS explained, "At first, since the individual belonged to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NIS could not take action," and "We investigated the perpetrator, who strongly denied the allegations, and took disciplinary action after reviewing the investigation results," Ha reported.

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