[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] An employee of the 5·18 Democratization Movement Memorial who used part of the 5·18 event budget for personal purposes has been handed over to the prosecution.
On the 1st, the Gwangju Dongbu Police Station announced that it had sent employee A of the 5·18 Memorial to the prosecution on charges of breach of trust in the course of duty.
A is suspected of using 1.6 million won from the 5·18 event budget for personal use in a total of five instances between May and June last year.
He was investigated to have held private gatherings at restaurants where meal expenses had been prepaid with this budget, or deceived others by pretending to purchase items necessary for the event but actually bought other items for his own use.
Meanwhile, the 5·18 Memorial dismissed A through a personnel committee on the 30th of last month.
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