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더불어민주당(이하 민주당) 대전시당이 일부 대전시 산하기관장의 검찰 고발과 검찰 수사를 받을 처지에 놓인 것을 두고 대전시의 인사 난맥상이라며 대전시 인사를 지적하고 나섰다.

민주당은 5일 논평을 내고 “대전시 산하기관의 잇따른 의혹으로 난맥상을 보이는 가운데 기관장마저 범죄 의혹에 연루돼 시민들의 신뢰를 잃고 있다”고 지적했다. 

그러면서 민주당은 “최근 제3대 원장에 임명된 대전과학산업진흥원장은 선거법 위반으로 검찰에 고발됐으며, 대전도시공사 사장은 국민권익위원회가 횡령 혐의로 검찰 수사를 의뢰하는 등 대전시 산하기관장들이 줄줄이 수사선상에 오르내리고 있다”면서 최근 두 기관장의 검찰 고발과 수사 의뢰 사실을 공개했다 .

민주당은 또 “이들뿐 아니라 이장우 시장은 우려에도 불구하고 폭력, 선거법 위반, 음주운전 등의 전과를 가진 인물들을 산하기관장에 발탁해 인사 검증 시스템을 무용지물로 만들었다”고 지적했다. 

그러면서 “이는 단순한 인사 문제를 넘어 시민의 신뢰를 저해하고, 공공기관의 도덕성을 심각하게 훼손하는 행위다”라며 시민에 대한 신뢰 저하로 평가냈다.

대전시 산하기관장이 범죄경력자 내지는 범죄연루자들을 위한 자리가 돼서는 안 된다고 지적한 민주당은 “범죄경력 기관장과 수사 대상에 오른 기관장의 자질 문제뿐 아니라 산하기관들에서 끊임없이 불거지는 각종 의혹이 잇따르고 있지만 대전시의 관리 감독은 부실해, 각종 비리 의혹을 근절하지 못하고 오히려 더욱 악화시키고 있다”고 우려를 나타냈다. 

그러면서 “대전시 산하기관의 총체적 무능과 부패를 개선하고, 시민들의 신뢰 회복을 위한 대안을 마련하기를 바란다”고 충고했다.

한편 최근 과학산업진흥원장에 임명된 원장은 지난 중구청장 재선거 당시 선거법을 위반했다는 이유로 선관위가 검찰에 고발을 했고, 대전도시공사 사장은 국민권익위가 검찰수사를 의뢰하면서 관련기관 분위기가 뒤숭숭한 것으로 알려져 조속한 마무리가 필요해 보인다.

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Daejeon City Party of the Democratic Party Points Out Personnel Affairs of Heads of Daejeon City Subordinate Organizations Under Investigation

Prosecution of the Director of the Science and Industry Promotion Agency… The National Human Rights Commission Requests Prosecution Investigation of the President of the Urban Development Corporation

The Daejeon City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea (hereinafter referred to as the Democratic Party) has pointed out that the personnel affairs of Daejeon City are in disarray due to the fact that some heads of Daejeon City subordinate organizations are being investigated and reported to the prosecution.

On the 5th, the Democratic Party issued a statement, saying, “Amid the chaos caused by the successive suspicions of Daejeon City subordinate organizations, even the heads of the organizations are being implicated in criminal suspicions, losing the trust of citizens.”

In the meantime, the Democratic Party disclosed the fact that “the director of the Daejeon Science and Industry Promotion Agency, who was recently appointed as the 3rd director, was reported to the prosecution for violating the election law, and the president of the Daejeon Urban Development Corporation was requested to be investigated by the prosecution on charges of embezzlement, and the heads of Daejeon City subordinate organizations are being investigated one after another.”

The Democratic Party also pointed out, “In addition to these individuals, Mayor Lee Jang-woo, despite concerns, appointed individuals with criminal records such as violence, election law violations, and drunk driving as heads of affiliated organizations, rendering the personnel verification system useless.”

In doing so, they evaluated it as a decrease in trust from citizens, saying, “This goes beyond a simple personnel issue and undermines citizens’ trust and seriously damages the morality of public institutions.”

The Democratic Party pointed out that the position of head of Daejeon City’s affiliated organizations should not be a place for those with criminal records or those involved in crimes, and expressed concern, saying, “Not only are there issues with the qualifications of heads of organizations with criminal records and those under investigation, but various suspicions are constantly emerging in affiliated organizations, but Daejeon City’s management and supervision are poor, failing to eradicate various suspicions of corruption and instead making them worse.”

In doing so, they advised, “We hope that the overall incompetence and corruption of Daejeon City’s affiliated organizations will be improved and alternatives will be prepared to restore citizens’ trust.”

Meanwhile, the director recently appointed as the head of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Science and Technology was reported to the prosecution by the National Election Commission for violating the election law during the last Jung-gu district mayoral by-election, and the atmosphere in the related organizations is known to be turbulent as the National Human Rights Commission of Korea requested a prosecution investigation into the president of Daejeon Urban Development Corporation, so it seems that a quick conclusion is needed.