[경제]Emergencies in public officials … Need to expand property disclosure

[앵커]

As the ruling governing party decided to review the property records of all civil servants to prevent public servants from speculating in real estate, there was an emergency for mid- and lower-ranking civil servants.

To increase the effectiveness of property registration for all public officials, it is noted that it is necessary to expand the disclosure of property and prepare a complementary measure for corruption on behalf of the middle name.

Reporter Lee Jong-soo on the report.

[기자]

To eradicate property speculation triggered by the ‘LH crisis’, the ruling government party plans to first promote property registration for real estate-related officials and expand property registration to all public officials as the next step.

[정세균 / 국무총리 (어제) : 직급 고하를 막론하고 모두 재산을 등록하도록 재산등록제 확대를 검토하고 부동산 신규 취득 시에 사전신고를 의무화해서….]

The current Public Service Ethics Law requires level 4 or higher public officials and executives and employees of public service-related organizations to register their property, and level 1 or higher public officials to disclose their property.

If all public officials are required to register their property, the number of targets is 1.5 million, including the total of 11.13,800 public officials, including the legislative, administrative and judicial branches, plus 410,000 employees of public institutions, including public companies. and quasi-governmental organizations. they are more than one.

If the property registration system for civil servants is fully expanded, it is expected to be effective in suppressing corruption, such as speculation, by reporting changes to the civil servants ethics committee each year after property registration.

[박순애 / 서울대 행정학과 교수 : 재산 등록을 전혀 하지 않고 특히나 하급직에서 이렇게 출발하신 분들 경우에는 재산 등록을 하는 고위직까지 올라가지 않기 때문에 자기 관리가 많이 허술했을 것으로 봐요. 이런 제도가 있다면 최소한 1년에 한 번씩 재산 등록을 하기 때문에 자기관리를 스스로 할 수 있게 되는 긍정적 효과가 있지 않을까 싶습니다.]

However, to further increase effectiveness, experts agree that the scope of disclosure limited to Level 1 or higher should be expanded and strong punishment should be imposed for false records.

In addition, it is noted that since property registration is limited to the person, spouse and direct relatives, countermeasures against corruption should be supported on behalf of a brother, spouse or relative.

[박순애 / 서울대 행정학과 교수 : 차명 문제에 있어서는 분명히 법적으로 지금은 어떤 제도적 장치가 없어요. 어떤 방식으로든지 일가 직계존비속 외에 처가 쪽 등에 대해서도 관리하는 방법이 필요할 것 같아요.]

Experts believe that the ethics committee of public officials should carefully examine the contents of the property register to determine whether there has been an unreasonable accumulation of property.

YTN Jongsoo Lee[[email protected]]is.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]