Director of the Bangsaengjang allegedly violating the Kim Young-ran Act... What is the Ministry of Defense

Newstapa reported on the 23rd of last month that there was a suspicion that Kang Eun-ho, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, violated the Kim Young-ran Act by having a broad daytime talk with reporters, and disclosed false details of business promotion expenses to hide it.

According to the report, Commissioner Eun-ho Kang has severely damaged the dignity of a high-ranking public official, causing a great disgrace to the Moon Jae-in administration.

Accordingly, the union of the Defense Science Research Institute (ADD), who once challenged the position of director amidst the controversy over parachuting, held a rally to urge the resignation of Director Kang, saying that it could not condone the actions of the director of ADD's supervisory agency Bang Bang-chung.

The active group of civic groups accused Chief Kang to the prosecution, police, and civil petition office of the Ministry of National Defense.

Even if it is not the ADD union's rally or the accusation of the active poor, publicly disclosed the facts to punish sins and resolve unfair affairs is a considerable case.

This is because the Radiation Administration is an institution that executes tens of trillion won each year, and therefore requires high level of discipline and integrity.

Nevertheless, the views of the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense are quite strange.

The Bangsaengcheong said, "The broad daytime drinking party reported by Newstapa is an official meeting, and the disclosure of the details of business promotion expenses is not false, but a mistake."

The Ministry of Defense said, "The Agency is an independent agency, so there is nothing to mention."

Both the Ministry of Defense and the Radiation Administration were stingy at the expressions of regret.

It also sounds like there is no problem.

Let’s see if this is the case.

According to news reports, four people, including Bangsajang Commissioner Kang Eun-ho, a new spokesperson, and a reporter, had a luncheon in the room of Hanjeongsik's house behind Yongsan-gu Office in Seoul.

In the hall, the attendant secretary and the driver had lunch.

The total cost is 318,000 won.

Of these, the attendant secretary and the driver ate a 23,000 won lunch set, so the cost of food and drink for 4 people who ate in the room is 272,000 won.

At 68,000 won per person, Newstapa pointed out that it more than doubled the standards in violation of the Kim Young-ran Act.

It is subject to a penalty of less than 30 million won.

When Newstapa secured and looked at the receipt for the luncheon, they drank 3 bottles of soju and 6 bottles of beer.

It is exactly the composition of bombism.

During the lunch break on the normal working day, dozens of glasses of bomb wine were circulated.

At the time the 2.5th step of social distancing for the COVID-19 quarantine was implemented, it was set to four, but the luncheon of high-ranking officials is an act that destroys dignity and discipline in itself.

It is also necessary to accurately weigh the time after drinking.

And December 31st is the fourth day after Commissioner Eun-ho Kang took office.

He would have been busy looking into the interior of Bangsaengcheong, but he had a drink with a specific reporter.

Newstapa said, "The reporter recently wrote an article in favor of Chief Kang."

In November-December last year, when Commissioner Kang suddenly challenged the position of director of ADD, there was a controversy over parachuting, and at that time, he was a reporter who wrote an article that raised chief Kang.

Newstapa pointed out the inappropriateness of drinking, saying, "The reception of reporters was promoted under the direction of Director Kang."

The government office wrote an official letter saying'Encourage the person in charge of public relations and public affairs' as the purpose of the dinner party and posted it on the website.

The number of attendees was also increased by 2 to 8, not 6.

It is an official document that is different from the facts and disclosed.

Newstapa reported, "The radiation agency also acknowledged that the number of people was falsely increased because the amount of entertainment per person was excessive."

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On the 25th, a spokesman for the Bangsaeng Agency said, "The meeting reported by the media is an official small-scale meeting held in consideration of the Corona 19 situation for the Ministry of Defense entry and exit reporters to strengthen communication in the media field after the administration's inauguration." He said, "We will avoid recurrence in the future due to an error that occurred in the process of changing the person in charge."

It's a toe that you didn't do anything wrong.

The director of the Bangsaengjang is newly inaugurated and can meet reporters.

However, it was said that he was a deputy vice-president (瓜田不納履 李下不整冠).

If you are a reporter who wrote a friendly article in the parachute controversy, it is the attitude of a high-ranking public official to be cautious about meetings.

The daylight rush is even more vigilant.

I don't know if it is an issue that can be referred to as'strengthening communication' or'official meeting'.

It is questionable whether it is necessary to view the official document that says hospitality to reporters is encouraged by public relations and public affairs personnel.

In the news breaka report, the staff of Bangsaengcheong's spokesman's office said, "4 people, including the chief executive officer, the secretary's office, and the spokesperson, ate in the room, and 4 people including me and the attendant, secretary, and driver ate in the hall."

This employee lied without even going to lunch on the 31st of December.

There is a strong possibility that official documents are not mistakes, but just tricks.

Defense Minister Seo-wook and the spokesman's office

Defense have also asked their position several times.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said, "There is no additional matter to say" and "According to the Presidential Decree that regulates the organization of the Ministry of Defense and its affiliated organizations, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration is not included in the (Ministry of Defense) affiliated organization and can operate with independence of business. It's an organization that has been given the authority to have it.”

Other officials of the Department of Defense are appealing that "there is nothing the Department of Defense can do."

There is no way for the Department of Defense to engage in the December 31 incident.

Although the Presidential Decree stipulates that the Defense Agency is separate from the Ministry of Defense and is an independent institution, the higher laws and lower rules of the Presidential Decree indicate the closeness of the Ministry of Defense and the Defense Agency.

The Government Organization Act stipulates that "the Defense Acquisition Program Office shall be established under the affiliation of the Minister of Defense."

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration is an agency belonging to the Ministry of Defense.

The Secretary of Defense's rules governing the commanding of a member of the Director General also allow the Minister to direct the Director General.

As the Ministry of Defense spokesman said, the Defense Agency is an independent external agency of the Ministry of Defense, but an audit of the Defense Agency is also possible.

The Ministry of Legislative and Legal Affairs interpreted in April 2008, "The Minister of National Defense can conduct a partial audit on the radiation agency, and even in the case of a comprehensive audit, it is not impossible for legal reasons."

The Ministry of Defense should actively clarify the actions of the Director of the Defense Agency on December 31, rather than saying, "It is not something to tell you," as if dealing with others.

Again, the Radiation Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Defense under the direction of the Minister of Defense.

According to Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Rules on the Directing of the Secretary of Defense to the Minister of Defense, the Commissioner is obliged to report social objections, important complaints, and the results of the treatment to the Minister.

It is in the spirit of the relevant laws and regulations that Director Kang investigates allegations of misconduct on his own and reports to the Minister, or that the Minister directs the investigation anywhere.

Since the active bin-ho quickly accused Commissioner Eun-ho Kang of violating the Kim Young-ran Act and the Public Officials Ethics Act to the Ministry of National Defense's Civil Affairs Office, it may be used as the start of an audit or investigation by the Ministry of Defense.

Nevertheless, until now, the Ministry of National Defense has only spoken of helplessness and is a key point.

On December 31, there are doubts that the Ministry of National Defense wants to cover up the incident.