On the 16th , the Korea Broadcasting Corporation ( KBS ) headquarters, a media union , reported KBS President candidate Park Min to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on charges of violating the Anti-Graft Act.
According to the media union KBS headquarters, candidate Park served as editor-in-chief of the Munhwa Ilbo and served as an advisor at Transcosmos Korea, a Japanese multinational outsourcing company, during a three-month leave of absence from April 2021, receiving a total of 15 million won, or 5 million won per month. Candidate Park said in an interview with the President of the KBS Board of Directors on the 4th, “I have experience in politics and the social sector, so I advised on how to improve the corporate image and solve various problems.” He added, “We watched and discussed about once a week.” “He explained. Transcosmos Korea is known as a company that operates call centers on consignment from companies.
Candidate Park submitted a response stating, “I received an authoritative interpretation from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission,” when it was pointed out that “there is a possibility of a conflict of interest in corporate advisory work while employed,” ahead of the KBS board of directors interview . Then, during an interview on the 4th, when some directors asked him to submit supporting materials, he changed his words to say, “I had a general phone consultation.” Candidate Park explained, “There was a mistake in the use of terminology,” and “(at the time) the Kim Young-ran Act was not working properly, so we were having phone consultations.” When the directors asked again, “If we inquire with the Civil Rights Commission and they reply that it is a violation of the Anti-Graft Act, how will the candidate be held responsible?” Candidate Park said스포츠토토, “It is difficult to answer because this has not been confirmed.”
The Act on Prohibition of Improper Solicitations and Acceptance of Money, etc. (Prohibition of Graft and Graft Act) states, “Public officials, etc. may receive more than KRW 1 million at a time or KRW 3 million in each fiscal year from the same person, regardless of whether it is job-related or under the name of donations, sponsorships, gifts, etc. “You must not accept, request, or promise money or valuables.” ‘Public officials, etc.’ also includes journalists.
The media union KBS headquarters said, “Assuming that consulting activities were conducted once a week, the amount is a large amount of over 1 million won per session, and the amount that Candidate Park received in consulting fees amounts to 15 million won over 3 months.” They added, “Regardless of the intention, the advisory activities themselves are “There is a high possibility of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act,” he claimed.
KBS headquarters said, “Mr. Park Min, who cannot even distinguish between what he should and should not do as a journalist, is not qualified to be the head of a public broadcaster that requires a higher sense of ethics than any other media in Korea,” and added, “The Civil Rights Commission is investigating candidate Park Min.” Implement it,” he said. Candidate Park’s side said through the KBS
personnel hearing preparation team on the 16th, “I don’t think there are any legal or moral issues as this was a matter that was conducted in accordance with procedures and regulations.” The media union KBS headquarters decided to report KBS Chairman Seo Ki-seok to the police on charges of obstruction of business. The KBS board of directors decided to appoint and recommend a candidate for president on the 4th, but Chairman Seo postponed the meeting to the 6th, citing ‘director’s personal reasons’ and other reasons. KBS headquarters claimed, “By unilaterally postponing the schedule for the appointment of the president, the process for selecting the president was rushed.”
