Auditor General: "Public Corruption Investigation Office Also Subject to Audit... Scheduled to Begin in Second Half"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] In the second half of this year, the Board of Audit and Inspection is scheduled to conduct an audit of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gongsoocheo).

On the 29th, Choi Jae-hae, the head of the Board of Audit and Inspection, appeared before the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee and stated, "We are already planning to start an operational audit of the agency in the second half of this year."

On the same day, Jeon Ju-hye, a member of the People Power Party, asked, "Gongsoocheo has accessed communication data, and although it aims to conduct human rights investigations, there have been many instances where it did not carry out human rights investigations. It seems necessary to thoroughly audit whether Gongsoocheo is properly handling these matters."

In response, Director Choi said, "Since the Board of Audit and Inspection is an administrative agency, it is subject to audit by the Board," and added, "We will carefully review this."

Previously, Gongsoocheo conducted extensive communication data inquiries citing investigations as the reason. It was confirmed that the communication data inquiries included not only public officials but also numerous journalists from various media outlets, causing significant controversy.

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