Politics · South Korea · 23 hrs ago
South Korean agency faces scrutiny over group film screening
South Korea’s Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety is facing scrutiny over a group screening of the film “Assassins.”
On September 28, staff from the authority, Korea Land and Housing Corp.
and the Housing Management Corp.
watched it at a cinema in Jinju.
The screening was arranged by Mirae Asset Securities as an extra service linked to its retirement pension business, not as an official event run by the agencies.
The authority received 30 tickets and distributed them to 16 employees through an internal draw.
Some groups filed complaints after the screening drew attention amid public debate over the film’s portrayal of history.
The agencies say the tickets were a low-value benefit under a legitimate contract and did not breach anti-bribery rules.
South Korea’s land ministry is gathering information and discussing ways to prevent similar concerns, and the authority may face questions at its parliamentary audit on October 12.
Three South Korean public agencies took part in a group screening of a film, drawing complaints and scrutiny ahead of a parliamentary audit.
The screening took place at a cinema in Jinju on September 28 and was arranged as an added service from pension operator Mirae Asset Securities.
The Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety said it received 30 tickets and distributed 16 to employees through an internal draw.
The agencies said the service was part of a legitimate pension contract and did not violate anti-bribery law.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is gathering information from agencies, and the screening may be raised at an audit on October 12.
- Who
- The Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety, Korea Land and Housing Corporation, and Korea Housing Management Corporation took part.
- What
- The agencies attended a group screening of the film “Assassins.” Some groups filed complaints over the screening.
- When
- September 28. The issue may be raised at an audit on October 12.
- Where
- A cinema in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
- Why
- The screening was an added service provided by pension operator Mirae Asset Securities under a retirement pension contract.
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Three public agencies attended a group screening at a cinema in Jinju.
The Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety and other agencies are due to face a parliamentary audit where the screening may be raised.
- Screening date
- September 28
- Location
- Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province
- Pension operator
- Mirae Asset Securities
- Tickets received by the authority
- 30
- Tickets distributed to employees
- 16
- Planned audit date
- October 12
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