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controversy over which the director of a welfare center instructed social workers to obtain an application for a specific political party. Eventually, some employees and their families wrote applications for admission, but the director explained that there was no coercion.



Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon reports.



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A welfare center in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province.



In November of last year, Mr. A, a social worker, received an urgent request from an executive at the welfare center.



He is asking his friends to get an application for joining the Democratic Party.



[Mr. A/Suggested person: All you have to do is collect until April, but fill out the application form for admission, and make the recommendation in the name of the secretary-general. I need to collect five, but you need to collect it.] The



director of the welfare center instructed the executives to collect the application for admission.



[Mr. A/Suggested person: The director asked me to get an application for admission, but if any residents of Dongducheon can do it, do it." .] The



reaction is that those who have been asked and filled out the application for admission are also absurd.



[Mr. B/Welfare Officer: Righting party members are the kind of people who are interested in it. But if you do that from the top, no one will do it. Honestly.]



Welfare centers are commissioned by local governments to operate, so you have no choice but to see the heads of local governments.



[Mr. A/Suggested person: Who is the current mayor or whether this person can be re-elected next time? You have to worry and act accordingly... .] The



Welfare Officer's position is that it is correct that some employees and their families wrote the application for admission, but there was no force at all.



However, he did not completely deny that he saw the notice of Dongducheon Mayor of the Democratic Party.



[Director of Welfare Center: One day, the mayor came. You have a desire to try one more challenge. While saying that, public officials are not legally allowed to join the party, but those who are in social welfare institutions are free to join. If you can, I hope you can help… .]



(Video coverage: Yang Hyun-cheol, Video editing: Choi Eun-jin)