Park Sugi, Gwangju City Council Member, Files 'Audit Request' Over Appointment of High School Alumni as Inspector by City Superintendent of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Park Sugi, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council (representing Suwan, Hanam, and Imgok districts in Gwangsan-gu), urged Gwangju Superintendent of Education Lee Jeongseon to conduct a "Clean Citizen Auditor Audit" and request an "Audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection" regarding allegations of preferential appointment of a high school alumnus as an auditor.

On the 6th, during a query to the Office of Education, Councilor Park stated, "Despite many applicants possessing suitable experience for the auditor position, the current auditor, who coincidentally is a high school alumnus and has experience with the Election Commission, was appointed," and argued that "the suspicions of citizens must be resolved and the fairness and transparency of the hiring process must be verified."

According to the status of auditor applicants obtained by Councilor Park through the Gwangju Office of Education, a total of seven people applied for this auditor recruitment.

They include a district audit officer, an auditor for facilities and accounting at the Defense Facilities Headquarters, a member of an incident committee under the Prime Minister's Office, an audit officer from a certain Office of Education, a secretary-general from a certain Election Commission, a Ministry of Education officer, and a person with experience at the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

Among them, four applicants had direct experience related to auditor duties.

However, the Gwangju Office of Education appointed the applicant from the Election Commission, who is a high school alumnus of the Superintendent of Education, among the seven candidates.

The auditor position, an open position, is responsible for establishing and operating anti-corruption and integrity policy plans, investigating and handling audits, petitions, misconduct, and complaints, public service discipline tasks, and coordinating various audit plans.

It also handles the reception and support of audits at all levels of institutions, processing results, receiving audits and processing results from external agencies such as the Board of Audit and Inspection and the Ministry of Education, overseeing national audits, administrative audits and investigations, managing public officials' asset registration, and operating the Public Officials Ethics Committee.

Councilor Park stated, "The current auditor only has experience in election management," and urged, "Since it is difficult to think that this recruitment was fair in common sense, a 'Clean Citizen Auditor Audit' and an 'Audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection' should be requested to resolve the suspicions."

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