Gyeonggi-do to Award 5.84 Million KRW in Rewards for 15 Public Interest Whistleblowing Cases

Gyeonggi-do Public Interest Whistleblower Support Committee

Gyeonggi Province will pay a total of 5.84 million KRW in rewards for 15 public interest reports.

On the 1st, Gyeonggi Province announced that it recently held the '3rd Gyeonggi Province Public Interest Reporting Support Committee' and decided to pay 5.84 million KRW in rewards for 15 public interest reports, including those reporting the lending of construction technology career certificates and the use of social welfare facility basic assets for personal profit.

Based on investigations of reports received through the 'Gyeonggi Province Public Interest Reporting Hotline,' it was revealed that Company A registered another person who did not actually work at the construction site as the site manager and conducted construction, thereby engaging in the lending of construction technology career certificates. Gyeonggi Province imposed a business suspension order on the construction company and confirmed a reward payment of 2.5 million KRW to the public interest reporter.

Additionally, Gyeonggi Province decided to pay a reward of 1.2 million KRW to a public interest reporter who reported that the chairman of a social welfare corporation used a single-family house, which is a basic asset of the corporation, for personal profit by renting it out without permission.

Furthermore, rewards will be given for 13 other reports, including ▲fire alarm malfunction reports ▲reports of objects stored around evacuation facilities ▲reports of paid transportation activities using private cargo vehicles ▲reports of failure to use covers on construction waste, among others.

Public interest reports in Gyeonggi Province refer to 'public interest reports' that report violations of 471 laws related to Gyeonggi Province’s jurisdiction, including areas such as public health and safety, environment, consumer interests, and fair competition, as well as 'corruption reports' reporting corruption by Gyeonggi Province public officials or public institutions, and 'reports of violations of the Gyeonggi Province Public Officials Code of Conduct.'

Public interest reports can be submitted through the dedicated reporting channel, the 'Gyeonggi Province Public Interest Reporting Hotline (hotline.gg.go.kr).' If the report is confirmed to be true and administrative or judicial actions are taken, rewards and compensation are provided to the reporter. For those who wish to remain anonymous, a lawyer proxy reporting system is operated to allow reports through lawyers acting as anonymous representatives.

Meanwhile, on the 27th of last month, Gyeonggi Province appointed eight new members and formed the 3rd Gyeonggi Province Public Interest Reporting Support Committee.

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