On the afternoon of the 1st, at Seongnam City Hall in Gyeonggi-do, anti-debt economic crime investigators of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency are seizing and searching for allegations of employment corruption by Mayor Eun Soo-mi. News 1
The police seized and searched Seongnam City Hall on the 1st in connection with the suspicion of illegal employment in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. It is related to the suspicion that at the time of the 2018 local election, candidates in Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi’s election camp were illegally employed by Seongnam City or affiliated organizations after the election of Mayor Eun.
Confiscated and searched 6 locations including police and library
Eun Sumi Seongnam Market. News 1
The anti-corruption economic crime investigation unit of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency announced that from 9:30 am on the day, 23 people from six teams were invested in seizure and search of six locations including Seongnam City Hall, Seohyeon Library, and Jeongja 3-dong office. It is said that among the places of seizure and search, the current work place of the person in charge of Seongnam City Hall at the time was said to be included. Mayor Eun’s office or home was not included in the search for seizure that day.
It was in September last year that suspicion of illegal hiring by the former mayor of the silver market was raised. Park Mo, a former election camp volunteer, posted on the Blue House National Petition bulletin board, “Seven out of the 15 finalists for public service at Seohyun Library in Bundang were volunteers at Eun Mayor’s camp. Unlike other libraries where an associate librarian’s certification was a required qualification, Seohyun Library had no special qualification requirements due to the relaxation of the eligibility criteria.”
In November of last year, my aunt, former secretary of Seongnam City Hall, filed a’report of irregularities in hiring public institutions in Seongnam City’ to the National Rights Committee, saying, “In addition to the Seohyun Library, 27 people related to the silver market camp have been illegally employed by Seongnam City or its affiliated institutions.” Lee, a former secretary, said, “The fraudulent hiring parties were also employed in public offices that had to go through public loans, rather than political offices that the mayor had the authority to appoint and dismiss. The mayor of Silver dismissed and stood by even after receiving related reports.”
Seongnam City “If there was some injustice, it should be revealed”
View of Seongnam City Hall. News 1
This case, which was filed by a member of the Seongnam City Council (a member of the People’s Power), Lee Ki-in, was undertaken by the South Gyeonggi Police Agency, a superior agency, due to the fact that there were many subjects of investigation while conducting an investigation at the Seongnam Jungwon Police Station. A police official said, “It was a confiscation and search to secure relevant evidence by integrating the allegations of fraudulent employment raised in Seongnam City. We plan to gradually expand the subject of investigation as necessary by analyzing the obtained data.”
Earlier, Seongnam City issued a statement in December of last year and denied the suspicion, saying, “If there was any irregularity or misconduct during the hiring process, the full picture must be revealed clearly through investigation by an investigative agency.” Mayor Eun said on his Facebook page, “We will actively engage in the investigation and resolve any suspicions as soon as possible, and if there is any responsibility for it, we will humbly accept it.”
Reporter Chae Hye-seon [email protected]