Jeong Seung-yoon, vice chairman of the Commission on National Human Rights, is wrapping up a deliberation and decision announcement at the government Sejong headquarters on July 22 and is leaving the press room. Yonhap News,
Jeong Seung-yoon, vice chairman of the Commission on National Human Rights, is briefing on the increase in the amount range of food under the Anti-Corruption Law and emergency medical helicopter use related to the report case involving the emergency medical helicopter use by the opposition party leader at the annex of the government Seoul City Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Yonhap News,
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, ‘Jeong Seung-yoon, vice chairman of the Commission on National Human Rights, has expressed his resignation on the 13th.’,
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, ‘The Commission stated that Vice Chairman Jeong will take appropriate actions once the finalization of the funeral procedures for the senior executive who had been functioning as an acting director of the anti-corruption division, who recently passed away, is completed. On the morning of the 8th, A was found dead in an apartment in Areumdong, Sejong City. A had been in charge of the acting director duties overseeing clean policy and investigation evaluations, analysis of corruption effects, code of conduct, consolidated reporting of corruption in hiring, etc. at the anti-corruption division of the Commission until recently.’,
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, ‘In particular, the deceased was responsible for the department overseeing the Anti-Corruption Law and directed investigations including suspicions of receiving a luxury bag on behalf of Yoon Seok-yeol’s wife Kim Geon-hee and the emergency helicopter use case of Lee Jae-myung, former chairman of the Democratic Party. He appeared at the National Assembly’s Defense Committee meeting last month to answer questions posed by lawmakers. A, who dealt with sensitive cases that caused political controversy between the ruling and opposition parties, sought help due to stress and workload as the Commission recently pushed for amendments to the Anti-Corruption Law enforcement decree.’,
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, ‘Subsequently, Yoo Cheol-hwan, chairman of the Commission on National Human Rights, and Bang Ki-seon, director of the State Affairs Coordination Office, promised to do their utmost to assist the deceased’s family to ensure that the deceased receives posthumous recognition. It was reported that Jung Ho-seong, Secretary to the Citizen Society 3, and former Chief of Citizen Society, National Assembly member Kang Seung-kyu, and National Assembly member Sung Il-jong also visited the funeral hall and expressed similar intentions. The Public Officials’ Accident Compensation Act acknowledges public duty-related accidents where a public official took their own life due to a significant causal relationship with performing public duties or related reasons.’,
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, ‘Vice Chairman Jeong’s resignation was prompted amidst calls from opposition parties for accountability in the wake of the deceased’s honorable actions. Opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, argue that a parliamentary inquiry is necessary to clarify the truth regarding the deceased’s death, given that Vice Chairman Jeong was the deceased’s immediate supervisor. Within the Commission on National Human Rights, there is also a consensus among opposition-recommended board members that a procedural review is needed to ensure that there was no injustice towards the deceased.’,
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