Gyeonggi Province to "Strictly Address Workplace Sexual Harassment, Abuse of Power, and Deterioration of Public Integrity"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that it has requested disciplinary action and removed a senior provincial civil servant from position for misconduct including 'poor work conduct and abuse of staff.'

Team Leader A was subject to internal investigation on charges of illegally receiving overtime allowances, unauthorized personal use of office space without permission, constant verbal abuse toward team members causing humiliation, and unfair work instructions that stirred conflict within the organization.

The province determined that the middle-level executive's neglect of work discipline and abuse of subordinates—who should set examples for staff—constitutes serious damage to public integrity, and thus removed him from position and requested severe disciplinary action, officials explained.

Additionally, an investigation is ongoing regarding a '#MeToo' post on the provincial office internal bulletin board 'Wagel Wagel' claiming that the poster experienced sexual harassment and sexual assault from provincial employees over several years.

Governor Lee Jae-myung emphasized, "Abuse of power and sexual violence using hierarchy can never be tolerated as grave misconduct," and stated, "We will implement a zero-tolerance policy to ensure such incidents do not occur again and establish public integrity standards."