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The nationwide election watchdog has determined to not self-discipline two officers over alleged irregularities, together with preferential therapy, within the hiring of kids of senior officers.
An official on the Nationwide Election Fee(NEC) instructed Yonhap Information on Friday {that a} disciplinary committee, which included exterior members, determined to not take disciplinary motion.
The 2 officers had been reportedly discovered to don’t have any direct involvement within the personnel issues dealt with by a regional workplace of the watchdog going through the allegations.
The NEC got here beneath hearth by the Board of Audit and Inspection(BAI) in Could 2023 after allegations emerged that youngsters of senior officers, together with former secretary-generals Park Chan-jin and Tune Bong-seop, obtained preferential therapy.
After reviewing 291 hiring circumstances since 2013, the BAI really helpful disciplinary motion for 17 staff, after which NEC later requested a committee overview for these circumstances and one further employee.
Of the 18 staff reviewed, six had been expelled or suspended, and ten had their wage diminished or reprimanded.
The NEC can be within the technique of revoking employment of ten folks suspected of being employed by way of irregularities.
