"Malicious Complaints Are Murder Without a Weapon" Public Officials' Union Press Conference, 'Die-In' Performance Draws Attention

The two major public servant unions held a press conference on the 18th near the Presidential Office, urging the eradication of malicious civil complaints, followed by a 'Die-in' performance symbolizing public servant workers collapsing in pain due to malicious complaints. [Photo by Gongnochoeng]

After a civil servant at Gimpo City Hall, who had been suffering from malicious complaints, passed away recently, civil servant labor unions are demanding the government and the National Assembly to establish measures against malicious complaints. The Korean Government Employees' Union Federation (Gongnochong) and the National Government Employees' Union (Jeongongno) held a joint press conference on the 18th near the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, with about 40 members from the two major unions attending, urging the government to prepare countermeasures against malicious complaints. Seok Hyun-jung, Chairperson of Gongnochong, mentioned the case of the Gimpo City Hall civil servant, stating, "Malicious complaints have now become more than simple 'gapjil' (abuse of power) to civil servant workers; they are 'murder without a weapon,'" and urged, "The government must establish practical protective measures so that civil servant workers are no longer sacrificed to malicious complaints."

The two major public servant unions are holding a press conference on the 18th near the Presidential Office, urging the eradication of malicious civil complaints.
[Photo by Gongnochoeng]

Kim Myung-su, Chairperson of the Busan Government Employees' Union, who read the joint press statement of the two major unions, said, "Like the Serious Accident Punishment Act, if necessary measures are not taken, the head of the institution should be punished," and argued, "The system should be improved so that offenders can be punished for obstructing official duties, and related regulations should be established to impose fines when complainants commit sexual harassment or human rights violations." He also demanded the expansion of personnel for handling complaints, improvement of treatment for those in charge, and an investigation into the actual conditions related to complaints. At the end of the press conference, attendees attracted attention by performing a 'Die-in' performance symbolizing civil servant workers collapsing in pain due to malicious complaints.

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