From July, the head of the agency of a public servant under investigation by the prosecution and police for misconduct can request the investigative agency for the investigative materials related to that public servant. This is to clearly prove the grounds for the discipline of the public servant who committed misconduct so that the disciplinary process is not delayed.
The Ministry of Personnel Management announced on the 24th that a revision bill regarding public servant disciplinary regulations containing this content has passed the State Council.
The main point of this revision bill is to allow the head of an agency to request investigation and prosecution materials regarding public servants under suspicion of misconduct from the Board of Audit and Inspection or the prosecution and police. Through this, the agency that receives materials related to the misconduct of public servants will promptly proceed with the disciplinary process against the public servant in question.
Previously, due to unclear relevant regulations, sufficient materials regarding public servants under suspicion of misconduct from investigative agencies were not received. Consequently, the lack of materials to prove the grounds for discipline led to delays in the disciplinary process against public servants who committed misconduct.
In the future, according to the revised bill, administrative heads will be able to receive investigation materials such as audit reports, Q&A documents, and confirmations related to the misconduct of their public servants.
Additionally, this revision bill also includes provisions for managing disciplinary surcharges paid by disciplined public servants to their affiliated organizations. It aims to create a new 'disciplinary surcharge management ledger' that comprehensively records and manages the collection status of surcharges imposed on public servants for misconduct. This will also be reflected in the electronic personnel management system.
Until now, the affiliated organizations of disciplined public servants only recorded the details of the resolution on surcharges and managed the status of payments and delinquencies independently at each agency. There were criticisms that this did not align with the intention of introducing disciplinary surcharges to enhance the effectiveness of sanctions for receiving money and valuables or for misappropriating public funds.
Vice Administrator Park Yong-soo said, "I will continue to strive to realize an honest public service society."