Gyeonggi Office of Education Awards 8.25 Million Won to Whistleblower Reporting Internal Organizational Corruption

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has awarded a total of 8.25 million KRW in rewards to two whistleblowers who reported internal organizational corruption.

On the 10th, the Gyeonggi Office of Education announced that it had paid a total of 8.25 million KRW in rewards to whistleblowers who reported embezzlement and breach of trust related to the office’s duties, as well as preferential treatment in off-campus experiential learning and academic grades.

The Gyeonggi Office of Education selects and rewards whistleblowers twice a year through the Public Interest Whistleblowing Committee’s review and resolution, targeting those who “bring significant financial benefits to educational institutions or prevent losses, or promote the public interest through their whistleblowing.”

In particular, to promote whistleblowing and strengthen protection and support for whistleblowers, the office established a Public Interest Whistleblowing Center in 2019 and has operated a dedicated team for the center since 2020.

Anyone wishing to report can do so through the Public Interest Whistleblowing Center on the Gyeonggi Office of Education’s website. Internal whistleblowers concerned about identity exposure can also report under a lawyer’s name through the “Safe Whistleblower Lawyer System.”

Kim Seung-ho, Secretary at the Gyeonggi Office of Education’s Audit Office, emphasized, “Corruption among public officials often occurs secretly, so whistleblowing, especially internal whistleblowing, is the most essential and efficient means to eradicate corruption within public service. We will strengthen protection and support systems for whistleblowers, including confidentiality guarantees, so that whistleblowers can report safely and whistleblowing is activated.”

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