Seongwook Cho, Fair Trade Commission to Take Strict Disciplinary Action on 'Daytime Drinking Assault' Incident with Exemplary Punishment

Chairman Jo Seong-wook of the Korea Fair Trade Commission attended the 'Franchise Comprehensive Support Center Opening Ceremony' held at the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 29th and delivered a welcoming speech. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] Cho Seongwook, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission, recently bowed his head and apologized, saying, "We are sorry that a public official belonging to the Fair Trade Commission caused disappointment and concern to the public due to an unfortunate incident." regarding the recent 'daytime drinking assault incident' involving a bureau chief and a subordinate.

On the 21st, Chairman Cho stated, "It is an unacceptable act that a public official, who should set an example for the people, drank excessively well past lunchtime," and "if any misconduct is confirmed through the inspection results, we will take strict disciplinary action as a deterrent."

He added, "to clarify the facts, the Office for Government Policy Coordination will conduct an inspection, and the Fair Trade Commission will actively cooperate with the inspection," and "employees have also been instructed to actively cooperate with the inspection by the Office for Government Policy Coordination," he said.

Chairman Cho emphasized, "The Fair Trade Commission is an institution that monitors the market and enforces the law, so it is well aware that strict public service discipline must be ingrained so that executives and employees alike can earn the public's trust in fairness," and "we will continue to strictly deal with any laxity in public service discipline and misconduct with a zero-tolerance policy."

The bureau chief A of the Fair Trade Commission is currently under investigation for allegedly drinking during the day at a restaurant on the 2nd, engaging in an argument and physical altercation with subordinate employees. Chairman Cho was absent all day attending a plenary meeting related to Samsung Welstory. The official in question is currently suspended from duty.

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