Kwonikwi "Illegal Reemployment of Corrupt Dismissed Officials Detected... 11 Dismissed and Reported"

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Son Seonhee] Sixteen public officials who committed corrupt acts while employed at public institutions and were dismissed or sentenced to fines of 3 million won or more were found to have violated employment restriction regulations. The government plans to take measures such as dismissal and prosecution against 11 of them.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced the results of the employment status inspection for the first half of the year on the 13th. This inspection targeted 1,681 individuals who were dismissed for misconduct over the past five years.

According to the current Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Act, public officials who were automatically retired, dismissed, or removed due to job-related corrupt acts during their tenure, or who were sentenced to fines of 3 million won or more, are prohibited from reemployment for five years from the start date of the employment restriction period at public institutions, organizations related to corrupt acts, affiliated departments (institutions), and closely related for-profit private companies.

Looking at the status of the violators detected, 12 cases involved employment at for-profit private companies related to the officials' duties during their tenure, which was the most common. Three were employed at public institutions, and one at an organization related to corrupt acts. The institutions to which the violators belonged before dismissal were four central administrative agencies, eight local governments, and four public-related organizations.

In particular, among them, 12 were public officials (constitutional institutions, central administrative agencies, local governments). Their ranks before dismissal were one at grade 4, seven at grades 5 to 6, and four at grade 7 or below.

The ACRC has implemented a system from the 5th of this month requiring public institutions to mandatorily inform dismissed individuals of employment restrictions through amendments to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Act.

Kim Gi-seon, Director of the Review and Protection Bureau at the ACRC, said, "The employment restriction system for dismissed individuals raises awareness of corrupt acts, helps prevent corruption among public officials, and improves integrity. We expect that the introduction of the mandatory prior notification system by public institutions for those subject to employment restrictions will reduce cases of legal violations."

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