Gyeonggi Province: "Do Not Use Audit Results for Political Purposes"

Gyeonggi Province reiterated on the 10th that "the Ministry of Interior and Safety's act of distorting and exaggerating the audit results in its announcement can only be viewed as stemming from impure political intentions."

Lee Soo-won, spokesperson for Gyeonggi Province, made the remarks in response to Minister of Interior and Safety Oh Young-gyo's statement that "Gyeonggi Province's demand for an official apology regarding the announcement of audit results makes no sense." He added, "The Ministry of Interior and Safety and Minister Oh distorted the audit contents while catering to the ruling party's wishes, and the Uri Party is using this for political purposes, as if waiting for the moment, spouting talk of judging local government authorities."

Gyeonggi Province also released separate reference materials, claiming that the audit results announcement was distorted and exaggerated. It stated, "While 432 civil servants in Gyeonggi Province were disciplined in this audit, recording the highest number of disciplined personnel nationwide, the ratio per 100 civil servants is 1.06, which is the lowest in the country."

The materials added that the financial measures (41.5 billion won) relative to the budget scale represents 0.17% of the total budget (25.1 trillion won), which is significantly lower compared to Ulsan's 1.12%.