Police Launch Full Investigation into Muangun Senior Officials' 'Bribery Accusation Case'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The police have launched a full-scale investigation into the bribery allegations involving senior public officials in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do.

On the 10th, according to the Anti-Corruption Economic Crime Investigation Unit 1 of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency, two senior officials of grade 4 and 5 affiliated with Muan-gun were booked on charges of receiving bribes in the form of rebates during the contract process for supplying goods for government construction projects.

The police received a complaint stating that these two officials accepted bribes amounting to 10% of a contract worth approximately 800 million KRW. They have initiated an investigation, including summoning the suspects for questioning, and are in the process of securing and analyzing related evidence to verify the charges.

During the recent local elections, suspicions of higher-level involvement in the case were also raised.

However, it is known that no concrete details regarding this have been confirmed so far.

The police are focusing their investigation on establishing the bribery charges against the two accused individuals.

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