South Korean government adds quality items such as school violence to pre-questionnaires for public office candidates

The South Korean government announced on the 5th that it has added new items to the pre-questionnaire for public office candidates regarding the integrity of public office holders, such as school violence, workplace harassment, sex discrimination, and sexual harassment. This year 2
Lawyer Jeong Soon-shin, who was appointed as the head of the National Investigation Headquarters in April, received criticism for his involvement in a school violence incident and had his appointment withdrawn.
The aim is to strengthen standards. The South Korean Presidential Office released the ``Self-Verification Questionnaire for Preliminary Candidates for Public Offices'' on its website. Among these, a new item was added: ``Dignity as a public official.'' candidate book
Students will be asked to indicate whether they, their spouse, or a direct descendant have participated in school violence or engaged in controversial behavior in the past. School violence includes physical and verbal violence.
violence, online violence, etc. The questionnaire also covers workplace harassment such as bullying and power harassment, low sexual awareness such as sexist comments and treatment, sexual harassment and sexual assault.
It also asks about force, misuse and abuse of narcotics and psychoactive substances. The South Korean government says, ``Regardless of ex post facto circumstances such as pardons or suspended sentences,
Please answer all of the questions.''