▲ Announcement of inspection results on the implementation of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act marking 10 years of enforcement
The number of reported violations under South Korea's Improper Solicitation and Graft Act reached an all-time low last year.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced these findings today (September 28) following an inspection of how public institutions have implemented the anti-graft law.
Reports peaked in 2018 at 4,386 cases and steadily declined through 2021, before fluctuating repeatedly starting in 2022.
Subsequently, reports dropped to an all-time low of 1,280 cases last year.
The number of individuals penalized also fell to 340 last year, down 23.8% from 446 in 2024.
Since the anti-graft law took effect in 2016, public institutions have logged a cumulative total of 17,455 reported violations.
By violation type, improper solicitation accounted for 9,346 cases, followed by the receipt of money and valuables at 7,558 cases, and receiving excess honoraria for outside lectures at 551 cases.
A cumulative total of 2,983 individuals have faced sanctions for violating the law.
The vast majority of those sanctioned were penalized for accepting money and valuables, totaling 2,828 people, while 140 were penalized for improper solicitation, with additional cases involving excess honoraria for outside lectures.
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