{"id":52464,"date":"2024-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myanmarnewswire.com\/?guid=a9905849415e5f64b3cfe265b9a3b604"},"modified":"2024-03-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:00:00","slug":"lead-foreign-ministry-looking-into-ambassador-to-chinas-alleged-power-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewswire.com\/lead-foreign-ministry-looking-into-ambassador-to-chinas-alleged-power-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"(LEAD) Foreign ministry looking into ambassador to China’s alleged power abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThe foreign ministry is looking into the alleged power abuse of South Korean ambassador to China, Chung Jae-ho, against a staff member, diplomatic sources said Thursday.<\/p>\n
The case was reported to the foreign ministry earlier this month by an official dispatched to the embassy from another ministry, they said.<\/p>\n
Chung is accused of verbally harassing and treating the embassy official in an arrogant and authoritarian manner, a practice called “gapjil” in Korean.<\/p>\n
An official at the foreign ministry confirmed the case, saying it is “checking the facts” after receiving the report.<\/p>\n
“The foreign ministry takes strict measures in the event of misconduct, including power abuse, by its employees, based on a fair investigation,” he said.<\/p>\n
Foreign ministry spokesperson Lim Soo-suk also told a regular press briefing that the ministry will investigate the case thoroughly.<\/p>\n
Chung, a former professor of Seoul National University, was named ambassador to Beijing in June 2022, as the first envoy to China under the President Y
\noon Suk Yeol administration.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The foreign ministry is looking into the alleged power abuse of South Korean ambassador to China, Chung Jae-ho, against a staff member, diplomatic sources said Thursday.<\/p>\n
The case was reported to the foreign ministry earlier this month by an official …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n