국민권익위원회 Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

ACRC Korea Transparency Newsletter (March 2021)

▷ ACRC Implements Ten Anti-Corruption Initiatives to Tighten Discipline in Public Service

- ACRC plans to initiate a comprehensive review of the implementation of anti-corruption initiatives in the public sector

▷ ACRC Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui, "a Prevention of Conflict of Interest Law Should ly Be Enacted"

- ACRC Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui remarked "the Prevention of Conflict of Interest bill governs some two million public officials, such as members of the National Assembly as well as municipal and provincial councils and employees in public enterprises

▷ ACRC Embarks on Full-Scale Review on Real Estate Transactions of 174 Lawmakers from Democratic Party of Korea

­ ACRC plans to carry out thorough investigation of violations against the real estate trading law committed by 174 lawmakers from Democratic Party of Korea, their spouses and blood relatives after receiving a request from the Party for a full-scale inspection on real estate transactions

▷ ACRC Overhauls Assessment Programs of Integrity In Public Institutions

­ ACRC is pushing forward with the overhaul of the assessment programs of integrity in the public sector, which celebrate their 20th anniversary this year

▷ ACRC Held Foreign Business Ombudsman Meeting

­ On March 26, ACRC Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui Met with Executives of Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Korea, including AMCHAM Board of Director Chair Jeffrey Jones,to hold Foreign Business Ombudsman Meeting

▷ ACRC Conducts Special Investigation on Employment in 25 Public Enterprises under MOLIT

­ ACRC conducts special investigation of the current employment system in 25 public institutions under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), and tackle vulnerabilities in the employment restriction system on public officials dismissed for corruption charges

▷ Clean Portal - Corruption and Public Interest Reporting Revamped to Allow Anyone to Submit

­ Anyone now is able to submit a corruption and public interest report in a convenient manner by taking advantage of the reporting assistance service on Clean Portal - Corruption and Public Interest Reporting that is run by the ACRC.