Lim Cheol-ho, president of Korea Aerospace Research Institute. Freelancer Seongtae Kim
– Lim Cheol-ho (69), who was on the verge of dismissing dismissal shortly before the end of his term of office, survived as a’old life’. The National Science and Technology Research Association (NST) held a board meeting on the afternoon of the 19th and made a decision to “approve amendment” on the dismissal plan recommended by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and ICT. It says that the government will not dismiss him, but will cut his annual salary by 25%. Therefore, Director Lim must vomit part of his salary last year before retiring. The official term of office of President Lim, who took office in January 2018, ends on the 23rd, four days later.
The reason why the Ministry of Science and ICT recommended dismissal of Director Lim, the head of an agency under its subsidiary, was due to the case of the director’s assault on employees. In late 2019, Director Lim is reported to have engaged in an argument with his subordinates at a drinking party with executives and employees, and assaulted by breaking the arm of one of them. Inside Hang Woo-yeon, there has been a conflict between the independent Korean launch vehicle development headquarters and Director Lim. The incident, which was almost buried, was later made public when one of the executives and employees posted it to the National Rights Commission’s Shinmungo. At that time, the Ministry of Science and ICT held an appreciation for Mr. Lim and Hang Woo-yeon and concluded with a’cautionary measure’.
However, in October of last year, the issue reappeared at the site of the state administration. Rep. Park Dae-chul of People’s Strength raised the suspicion of’thank you for watching’ by the Ministry of Science and ICT, addressing this issue. The Ministry of Science and ICT went into an unusual re-audit, and the conclusion was’dismissal’. Director Lim requested a reconsideration by the Ministry of Science and ICT, saying that the decision to recommend dismissal was excessive, but it was not accepted. In the field of science and technology, opinions poured out that the recommendation and timing of dismissal from the Ministry of Science and ICT was inappropriate. It was said that it was difficult to accept the fact that it would not fit the principle of’Isolation Absence (一事不再理)’ and that he would dare to fire the head of an affiliated agency just before the expiration of his term of office. According to a survey by the science and technology community’Science Technology and Future Strategy’ at the end of last year, 81% and 87% of the respondents answered that the recommendations and timing were inappropriate.
A science and machine official said, “The Ministry of Science and ICT, which received a request from the National Assembly’s over-defense, conducted an audit again and recommended the dismissal of the executive, but the board of directors on this day prevailed that the decision to dismiss the director with a few days left in office was excessive.” “After the assault incident, the decision was made to take into account the internal structural conflict of anti-incidental issues.”
Regarding the rejection of the dismissal bill on this day, President Lim said, “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to finish my term honorably as President Hang Woo-yeon through the deliberation of the board of directors today.” “I sincerely express my sincerity to all those who have troubled and worked hard on many people. Thank you. Lastly, I wish the endless development of anti-accident.”
Joonho Choi, Scientific and Future Reporter [email protected]
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