Korean Game Management Committee Scandal: Audit Results Confirm Illegal Conduct and Malfeasance

2023-07-06 10:35:14

In October last year, more than 5,000 Korean players of “Azure Files” gathered for the joint signature of the age classification case. Until the end of June this year, the South Korean Audit Office finally officially released the audit results, confirming that the Korean Game Management Committee had illegal and malfeasant behavior.

According to manyKorean media reportsannounced on June 29 by the Korean Board of Audit and Inspection“Audit Report on Alleged Misconduct by the Game Management Committee”confirming that there are problems within the Tourism Management Commission such as “improper handling of contract management business such as payment of remuneration for unfinished tasks” and “payment of goods and services that have not been confirmed for delivery”.

These acts of malfeasance are all related to the “Game Management System” (Game Management System, which was built by the South Korea Game Management Association in 2017 and spent regarding 4 billion won (approximately NT$90 million) from 2018 to 2019 when it applied for the National Assembly budget. hereinfollowing referred to as GMS).

According to the last supervision report in 2021, the Tournament Management Committee claimed that the GMS system was 97% complete, but this time the Board of Supervisors reported that the actual progress was only 47%, and the above-mentioned malfeasance caused a loss of 600 million won.

Today (6) Japanese and Korean media newsFurther report on the response of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (the higher authority of the Tourist Management Commission), responding to the audit results of the Board of Audit and Inspection with the principle of intolerance, and said that it will actively strengthen and reform.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold accountable for the misconduct of the “Game Level Integrated Management System” and the “Self-Graduated Game Item Blockchain System” and other businesses. The disciplinary action of dismissal and replacement of the personnel in charge of the internal office of the Tourism Management Committee, and then recovery of losses through compensation lawsuits.

Since the whole case was promoted by 5,489 “Blue File” players who signed in front of the National Assembly Hall in Seoul, Lee Sang-heon, a member of the Common Democratic Party who was in charge of reviewing the petition on behalf ofpersonal blogSaid that “this review is not the end of corruption, but the beginning of reform”, and thanked the 5,489 signed players.

“Without the presence of 5,489 players, this matter would not have come to light.” Mr. Lee said: “The 5,489 players who took their precious time to go to Congress to petition and investigate the fraud case, I once once more express my deepest thanks.”

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