Prosecutors Demand 2-Year Prison Sentence for Education Office Executive in Connection with Public Service Exam Candidate's Extreme Suicide Case

Busan District Court.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Dooyul] A senior official of the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education, who was indicted in connection with the case of a civil service exam candidate who made an extreme choice due to a reversed acceptance decision, was sentenced to 2 years in prison.

The Busan District Court Criminal Division 10 (Judge Kim Byungjin) held a final trial on the afternoon of the 5th for official A of the City Office of Education, who was charged with leaking official secrets.

At the final trial, the prosecution requested the court to sentence A to 2 years in prison, stating that A damaged public trust in the appointment process and shook the foundation of the professional civil servant system.

A is accused of participating as an interview committee member in the architectural civil servant career competitive appointment exam conducted for specialized high schools by the Office of Education in July 2021 and leading the acceptance of a specific candidate.

The prosecution judged that A disclosed the fact of being appointed as an interview committee member to colleagues and received a request to favor a certain person’s nephew.

A’s defense attorney denied the allegations, stating, “There was no prior leakage of interview questions, nor did A exert undue influence on other interviewers to give a superior grade to a specific person.”

On the same day, the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education held a disciplinary committee for the head and staff of the recruitment department at the time of the civil service candidate’s death and decided on disciplinary actions.

The head of the General Affairs Division B and the team leader in charge, who were responsible for recruitment at the time, received a minor disciplinary action of a two-month pay reduction, and the administrative officer C, who incorrectly notified the recruitment results, was decided to be suspended for one month.

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