[Big Data News Reporter Park Kyung-ho] Recently, various deviant acts such as drunk driving, sexual harassment, and bribery by public officials who should be social exemplars have been caught in many places and have become a problem. In fact, according to data from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the number of local public officials who received disciplinary action in 2021 reached 1,380.
Civil servants are jobs that require high integrity and moral standards, and the National Civil Service Act stipulates civil servants' duty of sincerity, duty of secrecy, duty of integrity, and duty to maintain dignity. If these are violated, they will be subject to disciplinary action by the disciplinary committee for violation of the law.
Punishment is determined according to the degree of illegality of the deviant act, but if you receive severe disciplinary action such as dismissal or dismissal, you must resign from your position. Disciplinary measures that can be applied to public officials and teachers include dismissal, dismissal, and demotion. Dismissal and dismissal are classified as severe disciplinary action and exclusionary disciplinary action, demotion and suspension are classified as severe disciplinary action, and pay cuts and reprimands are considered light disciplinary action.
Additionally, if you are sentenced to prison for a dishonorable case, you may not be able to receive a civil servant pension. In particular, due to the nature of the public service society, strict disciplinary responsibility is imposed for sexual misconduct such as so-called ‘gapjil’ misconduct, sexual harassment, and sexual harassment. The same goes for drunk driving and violent crimes.
If the disciplinary committee's decision is unfair or excessive, a request for cancellation or change of the disciplinary action must be made through an appeal review. Appeal review refers to a special administrative review system for disciplinary actions against public officials and other unfavorable actions against their will.
A public official may request review from the Appeals Review Committee within 30 days from the date of receiving a written explanation of the reasons for the disposition that explains what disciplinary action he or she will be subject to. At this time, the purpose and reason for the appeal must be stated in detail in the claim form, and the supporting materials required for minimum and change in disciplinary action must be summarized and submitted together.
Attorney Jeon Hee-won of Daeryun Law Firm (Limited) advised, “It is important to proceed quickly with the appeal process based on legal grounds when reviewing civil servant disciplinary appeals. In order to lower the level of disciplinary action, a lawyer’s assistance is needed in all processes from the time of inspection and inspection to the disciplinary committee proceedings.”
View full article - In response to unfair disciplinary action, such as drunk driving, for misconduct by public officials, the appeal review process must be used.
