Board of Audit and Inspection vs. Former Chairman: War of Nerves Continues

A war of nerves continues between the Board of Audit and Inspection and the former chairman over the results of the audit of the Board of Audit and Inspection of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commissioner Jeon Hyun-hee.

When the Audit Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Board of Audit and Inspection, decided not to ask the former chairman for wrongdoing, the former chairman positively evaluated it as a ‘just decision’. I was warning you.

Explicit pressure on former government personnel to resign… Board of Audit and Inspection begins

The former chairman was appointed by the Moon Jae-in administration last year and his term ends on the 27th. Due to the independent position of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the chairperson is guaranteed a tenure. However, the passport has openly pressured the resignation from the beginning of the Yoon Seok-yeol government’s inauguration.

“I am not someone who agrees with President Yoon Seok-yeol’s philosophy. Just sitting in your seat is an act of betrayal to the people.” (Rep. Kwon Seong-dong, July 4, last year)

It is presumed that the reason is that he is a former government official and that he wore the badge of a member of the National Assembly twice as a member of the Democratic Party.

Public remarks by the leadership of the passport continued, and the Chairman of the Rights and Interests Committee was excluded from the Cabinet meeting and the President’s business report. In August of last year, right after this news was delivered, the Board of Audit and Inspection pulled out a knife. I started to thank the ACRC and Chairman Jeon Hyun-hee.

Throughout the audit, Chairman Jeon protested, saying, “Employees are suffering from targeted audits directed at them.” It was something that could not be overlooked” (July 29 last year) and explained that an audit was needed to confirm the suspicion. In the midst of this, the audit results of 10 months have finally come out.

The audit committee decides ″no question″… The secretariat is a backlash

On the 1st, the Audit Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Board of Audit and Inspection, held a marathon meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Four major allegations have been raised against Chairman Jeon Hyun-hee, including poor work attitude, obstruction of audit, and undue intervention in authoritative interpretation in connection with the suspicion of preferential treatment for the son of former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae. has been lowered.

It was decided not to ask for responsibility because the suspicion was not identified or it was difficult to make it a problem.

It is said that all six members of the audit committee, except for Choi Jae-hae, the director of the Board of Audit and Inspection, agreed to the decision without question, and it was virtually unanimous.

When the audit results of the office, which insisted on taking some responsibility, were not accepted, there is also a rumor that Secretary General Yoo Byung-ho fiercely protested.

Board of Audit and Inspection, ″It is not a unanimous decision.″

When this content was published, the Board of Audit and Inspection issued a text message today (3rd), which is a holiday, saying, “The claim that the six people unanimously made a decision is not true at all.” We will take action in the form.”

At the same time, he added, ″Some of the facts related to the chairman were not taken in consideration of the fact that the chairman is a political official and an investigation has already been requested.

It appears that the audit report, which will be released next week at the earliest, will describe the illegal acts of some ACRC employees, and include the former chairman’s responsibility for management and supervision as well as the suspicion of requesting an investigation.

Chairman Jeon Hyun-hee ″A water ride and defamation of the office of the Board of Audit and Inspection″ Inside the Board of Audit and Inspection also ″Frenzy″

Then, Chairman Jeon Hyun-hee posted a post on his Facebook page and strongly refuted it, saying, “Damage of the principles related to the Board of Audit and Inspection Act and defamation.”

It was revealed that it was an illegal target audit because it could not prove the suspicion of misconduct against itself, and it was intended to water down the failure of the audit by issuing an institutional warning to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. It also warned of legal action, saying that disclosing matters decided by the Audit Committee, the highest decision-making body, in a report to the outside world could cause defamation.

Considering that the former chairman was classified as a former government official and is a representative figure who has been pressured to resign from the passport, and that Secretary General Yoo Byung-ho, who is considered a powerful member of the Board of Audit and Inspection, is eagerly in command, the battle of nerves between the Board of Audit and Inspection and the former chairman is easy to understand.

However, today’s press announcement by the Board of Audit and Inspection has sparked an angry reaction from within the Board of Audit and Inspection. It is said that the secretariat twisted the contents of the decision of the audit committee, the highest legislative body, and disclosed it to the media.

An official from the Board of Audit and Inspection said in a phone call with MBC, “We decided to take ‘institutional caution’ measures after discovering inappropriate behavior by members of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Committee.” .

In addition, ″As a result of the audit, the content requested by the Board of Audit and Inspection was also found to be different from the facts, and it is a situation where it must be withdrawn.″ ″There was no disagreement with the decision itself, but the office asked to put in this and that, so the meeting took a long time to organize so that there were no legal problems.″

At the same time, he said, “The spokesperson’s office informs the media of content that does not match the meeting results, and there is an angry reaction from within.”

Conflict between the audit committee and the secretariat?

The current members of the audit committee, the members of the audit committee, were appointed by the previous government. From the perspective of the current passport, it can be seen as a ‘recruitment’, but on the other hand, the opposition-oriented audit committee and the passport-oriented office can check each other.

Some interpret it as a opposition from the ruling party-oriented Secretary General Yoo Byung-ho to the opposition-oriented committee. Right now, in the appreciation of Chairman Jeon Hyun-hee, it seems that the results of the audit performed by the office were not enough to cross the threshold of the committee.

The Board of Audit and Inspection, while emphasizing that it is an independent institution under the constitution, is actively targeting key figures and policies of the former government.

As income-led growth, new and renewable energy projects, and Seongnam City Hall, which were the core policies of the previous government, are on the audit list, it seems that the Board of Audit and Inspection will be noisy inside and out for the time being.