Arrest of Busan Education Office Grade 5 Officer Who Interviewed Public Service Exam Candidate After Pass Reversal Leading to Candidate's Extreme Choice

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] A Grade 5 official from the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education was arrested in connection with an incident in which a public service exam candidate took extreme measures due to an error in the announcement of the results of the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education local government official recruitment exam last year (reported on the internet editions of this newspaper on July 28, 29, and 30, 2021).

On the 18th, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced that Grade 5 official A, who was an interviewer for the local government official recruitment exam at the time, was arrested on charges of "official confidentiality breach" and "violation of the Anti-Graft Act."

A representative of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said, "Since the investigation is currently ongoing, we cannot disclose detailed information."

In July of last year, candidate B was delighted to confirm the announcement that he had passed the Busan Office of Education local government official exam, but upon learning that the Office of Education had displayed a passing message even to those who failed due to an administrative error, he took extreme measures.

At the time, the Office of Education explained, "There was no error in the list of successful candidates itself, but an error occurred on the personal score viewing site where candidates check their scores."

B's bereaved family, knowing that he ranked third in the written exam but failed the interview, filed a complaint against the responsible officials at the end of July last year on charges of dereliction of duty and aiding suicide.

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