Gwangju City Faces Another Inspection by Government Policy Coordination Office Over Alleged Entertainment from Private Contract Companies

Gwangju City Hall exterior view.

The Office for Government Policy Coordination has launched an inspection following allegations that a department within Gwangju City Hall received entertainment and favors from a company awarded a private contract.

According to Gwangju City officials on August 5, the Office for Government Policy Coordination recently received an anonymous tip alleging that, in February this year, a department at City Hall accepted group dinners and gifts from a company with which it had a private contract. The office is currently verifying the facts of the case.

It is reported that, around mid-July, the Office for Government Policy Coordination dispatched three investigators to the relevant department to determine whether the allegations of receiving entertainment and favors were true.

The Office for Government Policy Coordination believes that, from June last year to June this year, the department awarded private contracts worth approximately 116 million won to two companies that provided entertainment on nine separate occasions.

A Gwangju City official stated, "Although we were investigated by the Office for Government Policy Coordination, we explained that some parts of the tip-off did not match the facts. We had meals together due to personal acquaintance, and it was unrelated to the private contracts."

Meanwhile, in June, the Office for Government Policy Coordination also conducted an audit after allegations surfaced that three officials (Grade 5) from the Gwangju City General Construction Headquarters and one retired official received golf-related entertainment.

It is reported that, around mid-April, the Office for Government Policy Coordination dispatched investigators to the General Construction Headquarters to determine whether the officials were on duty at the times when they played golf.

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