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Irregularities and Corruption Rampant among Confidants of Chief Executive of S. Korea

Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- More cases of irregularities and corruption among confidants of the chief executive of south Korea were reported, sparking off public uproar, according to CBS of south Korea on Sept. 24.

Several bureaucrats including the recently disclosed chief secretary for information of Chongwadae were involved in the case of Pusan Saving Bank, the largest scam, counting only those former and incumbent bureaucrats of Chongwadae.

One of them was dismissed.

It was also disclosed that the former vice-minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism got a bribe amounting to one billion won from a big business.

The present ruling forces have been thrown into mayhem by the ceaseless disclosure of scandals among ruling quarters.

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