Board of Audit and Inspection Announces Large-Scale Audit of Jamboree Incident... "Prompt Audit Initiation"

by Bae Kyunghwan

Published 16 Aug.2023 11:01(KST)

Entering Preparation Phase... "Audit of Issues in All Related Agencies Including Central Ministries and Local Governments"

The Board of Audit and Inspection announced on the 16th that it will conduct a large-scale audit regarding the disruption incident at the Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree.

On the same day, the Board of Audit and Inspection stated through a spokesperson's office statement, "Starting today, we have begun the preparation phase for the audit related to the Saemangeum Jamboree event," and added, "We will promptly commence the on-site audit once internal procedures are completed."

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They continued, "We will conduct an audit covering the entire event, from the bidding and preparation process to the event operation and closing," and added, "We will thoroughly audit all related central government ministries, local governments, and all relevant organizations and issues involved."

The Board of Audit and Inspection's audit of the disruption incident at the Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree had already been anticipated. The Office for Government Policy Coordination's Public Service Management Office or the Presidential Office's Public Service Discipline Secretary Office, which were initially mentioned as the main investigative bodies, are unlikely to immediately begin fact-finding efforts. This is because the preparation status over the past six years since Saemangeum was selected as the jamboree venue in August 2017 must be reviewed, and the audit targets are expected to number at least several hundred people, making it difficult for the small-scale investigative personnel of the Office for Government Policy Coordination or the Presidential Office to handle.