High-ranking Officials Using Official Vehicles for Personal Use?

High-ranking public officials in Suwon, including the mayor, vice mayor, and bureau directors, have been found to use official vehicles without recording entries in vehicle usage logs.

This has raised suspicions about whether these high-ranking officials and their families have been using official vehicles for personal purposes.

On the 25th, councilmember Yun Kyung-seon revealed during an administrative audit of Suwon City's Economic and Trade Bureau Accounting Division that after reviewing official vehicle operation logs, high-ranking city officials are clearly using official vehicles, but usage details are rarely recorded in the logs.

In contrast, general civil servants are found to be clearly recording user information, destinations, and routes of usage.

Councilmember Yun stated, "Upon examining the official vehicle operation logs, there are no user records, yet mid-sized official vehicles used by high-ranking officials are being operated without issue. While the vehicles are in operation, the user names, departments, and routes are not recorded, making it impossible to tell whether they were used for official purposes or personal reasons."

Councilmember Yun also noted, "It is known that complaints have been filed about families of high-ranking city officials actually using official vehicles without authorization. Since official vehicles are operated with citizens' tax money, measures must be put in place to improve the use of operation logs."

In response, Accounting Division Chief Lee Hun-sung said, "From now on, we will educate civil servants as you have pointed out and make improvements."

Councilmember Yun emphasized, "From the beginning of this year, the odd-even license plate system operating for environmental protection and energy conservation purposes has shown notable cases of high-ranking officials monopolizing official vehicles. Since subordinates are doing well, those at the top must set an example first."

Economic and Trade Bureau Director Kim Hyung-bok said, "From now on, we will lead by example."