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ACRC Korea Annual Report 2013
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What the document holds
English annual report of the ACRC for 2013 (101 pages). Programme content: corruption reports received by year 2002-2013 (total only); reports handled by disposal; referrals to investigative agencies by year with results and detection rates, by agency, and 2013 referrals by sector, type and agency; people indicted/disciplined and money levied; insider whistleblowing referrals; two case examples; corruption whistleblower protection rules and requests (2008-2013 and 2013 by type); identity-protection fines 2009-2013; award and reward rules (award caps, 4-20% reward band, 2 billion cap) and cumulative payments 2008-2013; public-interest reports by sector (to end-2013), handling, protection requests and rewards 2012-2013, largest 2013 reward; the pending amendment of the Public Interest Whistleblower Protection Act (180 acts covered, 100 to be added, compliance charge). Not recorded: text figure "KRW 227,708 million" for 2013 public-interest rewards (same figure as the table, which is in thousands; the table value is already in the data); Reward Deliberation Board composition; survey of 1,305 organisations and workshop (context). Rest of the report (ombudsman, integrity assessments, Corruption Investigation Monitoring Team fact-finding, dismissed officials, Code of Conduct, education, appeals) is out of scope.
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Numbers (159)
- Average reward rateCategory: Corruption10.6%2008-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Award sizeCategory: CorruptionKRW 36.16 million2008-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Category: Public interestKRW 227,708 thousand2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Category: Public interestKRW 256,180 thousand2012-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Category: Public interestKRW 28,472 thousand2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Category: Public interest · Item: First paymentKRW 7.12 million2011-09 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Category: Corruption · Item: Monetary awardKRW 400.2 million2008-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Category: CorruptionKRW 5.425 billion2008-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Category: Public interest319 cases2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Category: Public interest351 cases2012-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Category: Public interest32 cases2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Category: Public interest · Item: First payment6 cases2011-09 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Category: Corruption150 cases2008-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Category: Corruption · Item: Monetary award52 cases2008-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Public interest · Item: All handled3,831 reports2011-09-30/2013-12-31 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Public interest · Item: Referred or forwarded2,268 reports2011-09-30/2013-12-31 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Corruption · Item: All handled28,246 reports2002-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Corruption · Item: Transferred to investigative agencies1,035 reports2002-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Corruption · Item: Code of conduct violation notified430 reports2002-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Corruption · Item: Forwarded to agencies9,620 reports2002-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims closedCategory: Corruption · Item: Closed17,161 reports2002-2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption139 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Investigation completed31 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Substantiated24 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Unsubstantiated7 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Under investigation108 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Accused sector: Private sector96 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Accused sector: Local governments23 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Accused sector: Public service related companies14 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Type: Subsidy fraud87 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Type: Bribery23 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Type: Embezzlement15 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Agency: Police agency84 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Agency: Supreme prosecutors office21 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Agency: Central government12 reports2013 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption74 reports2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Investigation completed63 reports2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Substantiated52 reports2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Unsubstantiated11 reports2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Claims referred for examinationCategory: Corruption · Outcome: Under investigation11 reports2012 · Korea ACRC 2014Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
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Cases and awards (3)
- Corruption report (case example 1): professors and officials embezzled research personnel costs and took consulting fees on government research contracts; four people indicted without detention; about KRW 280 million of illegally paid research funds redeemed.Money collected KRW 280,000,000ReportedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Corruption report (case example 2): a mayor and other local officials took money and entertainment from a construction company that inflated construction fees by KRW 7.4 billion; 6 officials and 8 company people indicted.ReportedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Largest single public-interest reward in 2013 (KRW 13 million), for reporting a seafood distributor that altered expiry dates and repackaged products.KRW 13,000,0002013AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
Reward rules (3)
- Maximum awardmonetary award (포상금) for corruption reports, general caseKRW 100,000,000Date not stated · Korea ACRC 2014South Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Maximum awardmonetary award for a person who discloses having received pecuniary benefits (self-disclosure): less than one fifth of the benefits disclosedKRW 200,000,000Date not stated · Korea ACRC 2014South Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Maximum award sharerewards (보상금) for corruption reports, as described in the 2013 report20%Date not stated · Korea ACRC 2014South Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
About the document
What it covers English annual report for 2013; reward and award statistics in the whistleblower protection and reward chapter (yearly tables).
Notes Board file name suggests upload 16 Apr 2014. English edition of the ACRC annual report (publications board bid=64).
Source id kor-acrc-ar-2013 · accessed 5 Oct 2026