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Daegu city officials disciplined 84 times since 2021, council member says
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Daegu city council member Kim Ju-beom said city data show 84 disciplinary cases against city public officials from 2021 to the present, and called for a check of the recurrence prevention system. Job negligence was the most common category at 21 cases, followed by service regulation violations and drunk driving at 17 each. Officials at grade 5 or above accounted for 21 cases, 25 percent of the total, and 10 officials were promoted after being disciplined.
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Daegu city council member Kim Ju-beom said city data show 84 disciplinary cases against Daegu city public officials from 2021 through this year, and called for a check of the system meant to prevent recurrence, Yonhap reported on Oct. 6. Kim obtained the status of disciplinary actions and penalties for public official misconduct from the Daegu city government, according to the report. Kukmin Ilbo also reported the five-year total of 84 cases in a headline. [ 1 , 2 ]
The yearly tally was 17 cases in 2021, 9 in 2022, 21 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 19 in 2025 and 9 so far this year, Yonhap reported. By category, job negligence and dereliction of duty was the largest at 21 cases, followed by violations of service regulations and drunk driving at 17 cases each. Sexual misconduct accounted for 11 cases, conduct damaging dignity 11 cases and acceptance of money, gifts or hospitality 7 cases. [ 2 ]
Officials at grade 5 or above accounted for 21 cases, or 25 percent of the total: 14 at grade 5, 4 at grade 4 and 3 at grade 3 or higher, according to the report. Reprimand was the most common penalty with 33 cases, followed by suspension from duty at 22, pay cuts at 17, dismissal at 7 and demotion at 5. Thirteen officials were disciplined more than once and three were disciplined three times. Ten officials were promoted after being disciplined. [ 2 ]
“Public official misconduct is not a problem that ends with detection and disciplinary action,” Kim said, according to Yonhap. “We need to examine whether the management and recurrence prevention system is operating properly.” The report did not include any response from the Daegu city government. [ 2 ]
Por qué importa
The figures, released by a city council member rather than the city government, put personnel management at Daegu city hall under scrutiny. They raise the question of whether the city’s management and recurrence prevention system works, given 13 officials disciplined more than once and 10 promoted after discipline. The documents do not include any city response.
Datos clave
- Daegu city public officials received 84 disciplinary actions from 2021 to the present, according to data obtained by council member Kim Ju-beom. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The yearly tally was 17 in 2021, 9 in 2022, 21 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 19 in 2025 and 9 so far this year. [ 2 ]
- Job negligence and dereliction of duty was the largest category at 21 cases, followed by service regulation violations and drunk driving at 17 cases each. [ 2 ]
- Sexual misconduct accounted for 11 cases, conduct damaging dignity 11 cases and acceptance of money, gifts or hospitality 7 cases. [ 2 ]
- Officials at grade 5 or above accounted for 21 cases, or 25 percent of the total, including 14 at grade 5, 4 at grade 4 and 3 at grade 3 or higher. [ 2 ]
- Reprimand was the most common penalty at 33 cases, followed by suspension from duty at 22, pay cuts at 17, dismissal at 7 and demotion at 5. [ 2 ]
- Thirteen officials were disciplined more than once, three were disciplined three times, and 10 were promoted after being disciplined. [ 2 ]
- Kim Ju-beom said the management and recurrence prevention system must be examined. [ 2 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Daegu city recorded 84 disciplinary cases against its public officials from 2021 to the present. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Council member Kim Ju-beom obtained the disciplinary data from the Daegu city government and called for a review of the recurrence prevention system. [ 2 ]
- Officials at grade 5 or above accounted for 21 of the disciplinary cases, or 25 percent of the total. [ 2 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- The specific incidents behind the disciplinary cases and the departments involved. Not stated in either document.
- Whether Daegu city has responded to the council member’s call. No city comment appears in the documents.
- The full breakdown of case types, ranks and penalties comes from a single outlet. Only one document carries article text; the other is a headline only.