Gwangju Meteorological Administration employee dismissed on suspicion of attempted quasi-rape... 4 people disciplined in the past 5 years

Rep. Kim Wi-sang, "Rather than dismissal, I decided to dismiss... It's a disposition that protects my family."

(Jeonnam Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Da-um = It was revealed that public officials belonging to the Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration were disciplined one after another for sexual misconduct and drunk driving.

According to data submitted by Kim Wi-sang, a member of the National Assembly's Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee, from the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 8th, four employees of the Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration were disciplined for different reasons between January 2021 and September of this year.

In April of this year, an employee who violated the duty to maintain dignity on suspicion of attempted quasi-rape was dismissed, and in May of the same year, an employee who neglected the duty to prevent secondary sexual misconduct was reprimanded.

In August 2024, an employee was caught drunk driving, and in December 2021, an employee who abused power in the workplace was disciplined with a one-month pay cut for failing to comply with his duty of loyalty.

Rep. Kim pointed out, “The enforcement regulations for the disciplinary ordinance for public officials stipulate that those who commit serious sexual crimes must be dismissed, but the decision was made to dismiss those who attempted quasi-rape.” He added, “We must stop taking easy measures to protect our own family members and adhere to strict standards for dismissal.”