South Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on Wednesday stressed its pivotal role in handling and resolving civil complaints and mitigating against the unfair treatment of citizens and foreign residents alike. Over the past five years, some 30,000 complaints have been lodged to the ACRC, while 23,887 cases have been addressed, including those filed by foreign residents. “Handling a complain.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been reported to police for jaywalking during a visit to a memorial altar for victims of the Itaewon crowd crush earlier this week, police said Wednesday.
Misappropriation at 10 universities uncovered
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According to an inquiry led by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on Tuesday 11 May, a total of KRW9.4 billion was misused at 10 national universities last year.
The funds were intended to cover student guidance programmes such as counselling and safety activities carried out by professors and staff during lunch hours, after work or on weekends. In one case, employees at a national university overstated the number of such activities by changing locations and clothes, earning KRW1.2 billion.