Roh Tae-ak, chief of the Nationwide Election Committee (NEC), walks into the NEC headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, March 5. Yonhap
The pinnacle of the election watchdog apologized Wednesday over suspicions that kids of some senior officers have been unfairly employed amid rising public backlash.
Roh Tae-ak, chairman of the Nationwide Election Fee (NEC), issued the apology in a public assertion, saying the unfair hiring has brought on „nice disappointment and concern to the folks.“
Roh stated he’ll actively take into account varied measures, together with exterior oversight of the company, on high of the reforms the NEC has already achieved, akin to overhauling rules in human assets and strengthening the independence of audit companies.
Final week, the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) uncovered suspected nepotism involving the hiring of members of the family and family of former and present officers on the NEC.
The BAI revealed that NEC officers starting from high-ranking officers to mid-level managers had incessantly solicited hires for his or her members of the family, whereas recruitment officers used varied unlawful methods to make sure the hires.
The BAI requested the NEC to take disciplinary motion in opposition to 32 former and present officers for his or her abuse of energy and violations.
Roh’s apology got here a day after the NEC apologized as soon as once more to the general public and stated it is going to overview establishing a brief fee led by exterior specialists to reform its practices and restore public belief. (Yonhap)
