The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission uncovers 14 illegal reemployment misconduct cases... Demands 'dismissal and prosecution'

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission identified 14 individuals who violated employment restriction regulations among those dismissed for corruption while working at public institutions or sentenced to fines of 3 million won or more for corruption-related offenses after retirement, and requested their dismissal and prosecution.

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

On the morning of the 20th, the Commission held a briefing at the Government Seoul Office and announced the results of the employment status inspection conducted this year for the second half, targeting 1,563 dismissed personnel over the past five years. Among them, 14 cases of illegal reemployment were confirmed, and for 12 individuals, the Commission requested investigative agencies to prosecute them for "violation of employment restrictions for dismissed personnel."

The current Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Act stipulates that dismissed personnel cannot be reemployed for five years from the start date of the employment restriction period at public institutions, institutions related to corruption acts, or private companies closely related to the departments (institutions) they belonged to. Violations may result in imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won. Along with this, the Commission urged the heads of the former affiliated institutions to take measures to解除 employment for five individuals currently in illegal reemployment status before retirement.

By type, the largest number, 11 individuals, were employed at private companies related to the public officials' duties during their tenure. There were two cases of employment at public institutions and one case at an institution related to corruption acts. The former affiliated institutions of the violators before dismissal were three from constitutional and central administrative agencies, five from local governments, and six from public-related organizations.

In a major violation case, Mr. A, a facility official at a central government ministry, was dismissed in November 2021 for accepting entertainment and subsequently employed by a company that had a service contract with his former department before retirement, receiving a monthly salary of 6.43 million won. Mr. B, who served as a construction manager at a basic local government, was confirmed guilty of bribery in October 2021 and retired by law; he was employed by a subcontractor that submitted patent use agreements to his former department before retirement, receiving a monthly salary of 5.92 million won.

Jung Seung-yoon, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Commission, said, "We will make further efforts to strengthen the operation of the employment restriction system for dismissed personnel to raise awareness of corruption among public officials."

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