“Inspection by the Special Investigation Bureau related to public service discipline, not a regular audit”
It was confirmed that the Board of Audit and Inspection had started an audit by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) on the 28th.
As the ruling party People’s Power is increasing pressure on the resignation of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commissioner Jeon Hyun-hee, who was appointed by the Moon Jae-in administration, the Board of Audit and Inspection of the Board of Audit and Inspection once more conducted an audit following a year or so following last year’s regular audit, and there is even talk of pressure on the former chairman.
According to the Board of Audit and Inspection and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the Board notified the ACRC that it would conduct a preliminary audit on ‘service-related matters’ for two days.
He then announced that he would conduct the main audit for three weeks from next week.
The Board of Audit and Inspection announced through a press announcement that, “This audit is the result of the Special Investigation Bureau starting an audit related to public service discipline to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, etc. due to recent media reports on LH’s public service discipline and reports from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.”
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection goes beyond the usual audit cycle.
The Board of Audit and Inspection has conducted regular audits of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission since March last year and announced the results of the audit at the end of last year.
Regular audits by the Board of Audit and Inspection are as short as 2 years or as long as 5 years, but frequent audits are carried out following regarding a year since the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission regular audits.
The Board of Audit and Inspection previously mentioned that former President Hong Jang-pyo felt pressure to resign by requesting the Korea Development Institute (KDI) to submit audit-related data.
In a statement announcing his intention to resign on the 6th, former president Hong said, “I’m also concerned regarding the unusual measures that the Board of Audit and Inspection notified KDI when the Prime Minister (Han Deok-soo) commented on my future.”
At the time when Prime Minister Han Duk-soo’s remarks at a press conference in which former President Hong was the president of KDI, saying, “It doesn’t fit well with us (the current government),” the Board of Audit and Inspection also provided KDI with data on internal regulations, budgets, research projects, etc. was reported to have requested.
The Board of Audit and Inspection is currently conducting regular audits of the Korea Communications Commission.
Han Sang-hyeok, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, is also being asked to resign from his passport.
The Board of Audit and Inspection explained, “Unlike regular audits, the Special Investigation Bureau is a department that conducts public inspections from time to time.
/yunhap news
