‘Condemnation of Malicious Media Reports’ Shinan Public Officials Union Statement Released

Call for Investigation into Media Outlets Raising Suspicions of Public Officials' Asset Formation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Seung-hyun] The Jeonnam Shinan-gun Public Officials Labor Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union) issued a statement condemning a report published on the social section of a local internet media outlet A on the 27th of last month titled “Shinan Civil Engineering Officials, Curious About the Secret to Being 'Rich'.”

On the 2nd, the Union stated in the declaration, “Although the article has nothing to do with the real estate speculation by LH public officials that sparked public outrage nationwide, it slandered and disparaged Shinan-gun public officials as a corrupt group without clear evidence or verification of the facts regarding their wealth formation process,” adding, “On behalf of about 700 Shinan-gun public officials, we will hold the media outlet and the reporter responsible for this abnormal and unreasonable media coverage.”

They also emphasized, “It is suspected that sensitive personal information was illegally collected and used to publish detailed property details of the officials or their families, which constitutes a criminal act of abusing personal information collected illegally without the consent of the parties involved,” and stressed, “Public officials, as members of the public, must have their basic personal information protected.”

Choi Seong-eun, Chairperson of the Shinan-gun Public Officials Labor Union, stated, “We urge a swift and thorough investigation by the authorities into the defamation of Shinan-gun public officials’ honor through baseless articles and the illegal collection and use of personal information,” and added, “If there is an unidentified third party who illegally provided others’ personal information to the reporter, we demand that they be identified and severely punished.”

Furthermore, they added, “We will hold appropriate and corresponding responsibility to ensure responsible journalism, prevent recurrence, and restore the damaged honor of Shinan-gun public officials.”

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