"Malicious Civil Complaints Are Crimes"... Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Reports Civil Petitioner to Police

Verbal Abuse, Threats, and Abuse of Information Disclosure
Public Officials Union: "Zero-Tolerance Response"

Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju and the Gwangsan-gu branch of the National Public Officials Labor Union have filed a police complaint against a malicious civil petitioner who repeatedly verbally abused and threatened public officials.

The Gwangsan-gu branch of the Public Officials Union and Gwangsan-gu announced on the 10th that they had reported Mr. A on the 9th for charges including obstruction of official duties, violation of the Stalking Punishment Act, and violation of the Information and Communications Network Act. Mr. A reportedly submitted a total of 245 civil complaints from September last year to recently, with 50 of them filed intensively in just February.

Gwangsan District Office in Gwangju.

According to the public officials union, Mr. A repeatedly demanded personnel actions, disciplinary measures, and audits against the responsible officials under the pretext of filing civil complaints, and is accused of exerting psychological pressure by mentioning media reports and legal complaints. In particular, it was reported that Mr. A made abusive and mocking remarks such as "Be careful on your way home" and "I'm good at hitting people."

This complaint was based on the mandatory reporting regulation for malicious civil complaints to investigative agencies, according to the revised Enforcement Decree of the Civil Petitions Handling Act that came into effect in October last year. The public officials union and Gwangsan-gu also plan to provide follow-up measures such as psychological counseling, medical expense support, and personnel counseling to protect affected officials.

Yang Seungbong, head of the Gwangsan-gu branch of the Public Officials Union, stated, "Malicious civil complaints are anti-social criminal acts that hinder legitimate public service," adding, "We will respond with a zero-tolerance policy so that no more district office officials are sacrificed." He further urged, "Investigative agencies must conduct a thorough investigation and impose strict punishment."

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