The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Receives Report from Whistleblower Jo Seong-eun on 'Prosecution Solicitation' Allegations

"Review of Legal Reporting Requirements Begins"
"Confidentiality Guaranteed from Reporting Time if Requirements Met"

Jo Seong-eun, former Vice Chairman of the Future United Party (currently People Power Party) Election Countermeasures Committee. (Image source=Yonhap News)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced on the 13th that it has received a report from Cho Seong-eun, who exposed allegations of 'prosecution referral for complaint' related to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. The commission plans to review the report requirements and decide whether to take protective measures for the whistleblower.

The ACRC stated, "We have begun reviewing the whistleblower's report content, reporting method, and other report requirements," adding, "If the fact-checking of the report content determines the necessity of investigation and prosecution, we plan to file a complaint or request an investigation (transfer) to investigative agencies in accordance with relevant laws."

It continued, "We have received an application for whistleblower protection and, as an institution authorized to provide protective measures, will guide the whistleblower on the application procedures and methods if they wish," adding, "If a protection application is submitted, we will promptly review whether the whistleblower qualifies for protective measures."

According to the ACRC, if a public interest violation is reported to institutions designated under the 'Whistleblower Protection Act,' such as the ACRC or investigative agencies, with the whistleblower's personal information disclosed and evidence attached meeting the reporting requirements, the whistleblower's identity is kept confidential from the time of the report as a public interest whistleblower.

Here, a public interest violation refers to acts violating any of the 471 laws stipulated in the Act. Additionally, whistleblowers reporting corruption acts under the 'Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Act' to the ACRC or investigative agencies receive the same level of legal protection as public interest whistleblowers under the same law.

Earlier, Cho submitted materials related to the public interest report on the prosecution referral allegations to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. The submitted materials reportedly included screenshots of Telegram messenger on a mobile phone as well as the whistleblower's mobile phone.

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