The previous Moon Jae-in administration has taken flak for allegedly manipulating economic data to conceal policy failures. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Friday that key policymakers of the Moon government had engaged in distorting various statistics on home prices, income & distribution and employment.
The state audit agency announced Friday that high-ranking officials, including a former land minister and key presidential aides from the preceding Moon Jae-in government, manipulated various economic data for several years, allegedly in support of its key economic and real estate policies.
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Cheong Wa Dae faces growing doubts on vetting ranking officials
Posted : 2021-07-02 09:11
Updated : 2021-07-02 15:43
President Moon Jae-in hits a gavel during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, June 22. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
Presidential office under fire for overlooking public sentiment on real estate, fairness
By Nam Hyun-woo
Cheong Wa Dae is subject to unrelenting criticisms over its system of vetting candidates for official positions to serve as President Moon Jae-in s aides, as a series of controversies has continued over the true qualifications of many of those selected.
Casting greater doubts is Cheong Wa Dae s sensitivity to public sentiment, as it persists in appointing secretaries and other top ranking officials despite knowing that their questionable career backgrounds and real estate trading records may trigger public uproar.