He was found dead in his apartment after failing to show up at work or answer calls.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee at a ceremony in Daegu marking the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War on June 25.
The official was found dead in his apartment in Sejong City with a suicide note at around 9.50 am by a person who visited the apartment, after the official failed to show up to work or answer calls.According to the state-run Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission , the official had served as the acting director of the ACRC’s anti-corruption bureau and was responsible for overseeing various integrity policies and investigations until recently.
In June, the ACRC closed the “luxury handbag scandal” case after its panel reviewed whether the receipt of the luxury bag was relevant to President Yoon Suk-yeol’s official duties or whether the bag should be classified as presidential records.
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