The Ministry of Nationwide Protection constructing in Seoul’s Yongsan District / Korea Occasions picture by Wang Tae-suk
The protection ministry on Thursday fired the pinnacle of the state protection media company over allegations that he abused his editorial authority, officers mentioned.
Chae Il, former chief of Protection Media Company / Yonhap
The dismissal of Chae Il, chief of the Protection Media Company, adopted a choice Wednesday by the Central Disciplinary Committee over allegations that he abused his editorial authority, imposed unfair personnel actions on his workers and engaged in office bullying, the ministry mentioned in a discover to reporters.
A former aide to ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chae has confronted criticism over political neutrality in protection by a newspaper revealed by the company, significantly in stories involving President Lee Jae Myung and Protection Minister Ahn Gyu-back. Chae was appointed to guide the company in Could 2023.
His case was referred to the disciplinary panel in August following an inner audit into the allegations. He had already been faraway from his submit pending the end result of the evaluate.
