Board of Audit and Inspection Reviews Attendance Allegations Against Former Anti-Corruption Commissioner Jeon Hyun-hee
The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HCIA) conducted a search and seizure at the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) in connection with allegations of a targeted audit by the BAI.
The HCIA Special Investigation Headquarters (Head Lee Daehwan) announced on the 6th that prosecutors and investigators were dispatched to the BAI in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to carry out procedures to secure materials necessary for the investigation.
Last September, the BAI conducted a special audit on the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. At that time, about ten items, including attendance-related allegations against former Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee, were included in the audit scope. After the audit, in December of last year, former Chairperson Jeon reported BAI Chairman Choi Jae-hae, BAI Secretary General Yoo Byung-ho, and a senior official A from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to the HCIA. Official A was identified as the person who reported suspicions about former Chairperson Jeon to the BAI.
Earlier, the HCIA summoned former Chairperson Jeon as a complainant to verify the circumstances of the report. Former Chairperson Jeon stated regarding the reason for the report, "There is a suspicion that (the informant) illegally obtained internal materials related to the Anti-Corruption Act report, which is a duty-related secret, in order to pressure the resignation of the Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, and provided them to the BAI."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
