▲ 여수시청 전경

자신의 자녀 취업 성공 축하 금으로 지인에게서 수백만 원을 건네받은 여수시청 간부공무원이 불구속 기소의견으로 검찰에 송치됐다.

전남 여수경찰서는 19일 자녀 취업 성공 축하금 수백만 원을 수수한 현직 여수시청 A간부공무원을 부정청탁금지법 위반 혐의로 검찰에 송치했다고 밝혔다.

경찰에 따르면 A씨는 여수시청에서 과장으로 재직 중이던 지난 2021년 2월경 직무와 관련이 있는 B씨에게 자신의 딸 취업성공 축하금 수백만 원을 수수한 혐의다.

경찰 지능범죄수사팀 관계자는 "A과장에 대해 부정청탁금지법 위반 혐의로 사건을 검찰에 송치했다"면서 "공직자가 1백만원 이상을 수수하면 청탁금지법보다 죄가 무겁다"고 말했다.

[아래는 구글로 번역한 영문기사 전문입니다. 영문번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다. Below is the full English article translated by Google. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.]

A Yeosu City Hall official who received millions of won from an acquaintance as a congratulatory gift for his child's successful employment was sent to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment without detention.

On the 19th, the Yeosu Police Station in South Jeolla Province announced that it had sent A, an official who received millions of won in congratulatory gifts for his child's successful employment, to the prosecution on charges of violating the Anti-Corruption Act.

According to the police, Mr. A is accused of receiving millions of won in congratulatory gifts for his daughter's successful employment from Mr. B, who was related to his job, around February 2021 while he was working as a section chief at Yeosu City Hall.

An official from the police's Intelligent Crime Investigation Team said that the case against Section Chief A was sent to the prosecution on charges of violating the Anti-Corruption Act and that if a public official receives more than 1 million won, the crime is more serious than the Anti-Corruption Act.