Controversy Over Jeju-si Temporary Workers 'Impersonating Officials and Using Abusive Language'

Survey on Accessibility Facilities Status, Visit to Korea Racing Authority Jeju Headquarters on Holiday

KRA Official: "Investigator made rude remarks like 'Refusing survey, how old are you?'"

City: "Impersonation of public officials is a misunderstanding; will establish measures to prevent recurrence of severe remarks"

A controversy has arisen over a fixed-term worker hired by Jeju City who allegedly impersonated a public official and used abusive language.

According to Jeju City on the 20th, the city hired fixed-term worker investigators to survey the installation status of 4,576 facilities for the convenience of disabled persons, and has been conducting the survey since June.

One of the investigation targets, the Korea Racing Authority Jeju Regional Headquarters, was visited by fixed-term worker investigator A, who reportedly used abusive language and impersonated a public official on site.

The Korea Racing Authority Jeju Regional Headquarters operates official holidays on Monday and Tuesday because horse racing takes place on weekends. General access is restricted on holidays.

The day A visited the Jeju Racing Park of the Korea Racing Authority was the 19th, a Tuesday and a regular holiday. The duty officer at the Korea Racing Authority asked A, who came without prior official notice or guidance about the visit, about the purpose and identity of the visit, to which A responded that they were C, an architectural assistant officer from the Disability Welfare Division.

Although the officer explained that access was difficult on holidays and asked A to visit again on a working day, A allegedly refused the investigation and used abusive language, according to B.

The recorded phone conversation includes A saying, "Only gamblers and the racetrack know that Monday and Tuesday are off; how would we know? Don’t say ridiculous things. How old are you? I’m about your father’s age," and "If I can’t enter Jeju Racing Park, I will refuse the investigation."

B expressed frustration, saying, "We confirmed the visitor’s identity to keep an access record, but the investigator impersonated a responsible public official and used insulting language, and there has been no proper apology so far."

In response, a representative from Jeju City’s Disability Welfare Division explained, "The investigator did not impersonate a responsible public official; when asked who was in charge, they mentioned the name of the responsible official," and added, "We will apologize for the investigator’s excessive remarks and establish measures to prevent recurrence."

Jeju = Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won yjm3070@asiae.co.kr

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