"Citizens are tightening their belts, while City Council members indulge in drinking and entertainment in Jeju?"

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"Citizens are tightening their belts, while City Council members indulge in drinking and entertainment in Jeju?"
Reporter Jeong Jin-won
Published 2026.11.09. 3:41 PM
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Provided by Daegu City New Civil Service Union
Controversy has erupted following allegations that members of the Daegu City Council caused a stir by engaging in heavy drinking during a domestic parliamentary training trip.
Thirty-six Daegu City Council members and twelve council employees traveled to Jeju Island for a three-day, two-night capacity-building training session from the 26th to the 28th of last month. A total budget of approximately 50 million won, including transportation and airfare, was spent, with 850,000 won allocated per person.
During the training, some council members reportedly held drinking sessions, and rumors have surfaced regarding one member's inappropriate behavior.
In response, the Daegu City New Civil Service Union issued a statement on the 9th, criticizing the situation: "Citizens are tightening their belts, yet City Council members are indulging in drinking and entertainment in Jeju?"
The union sharpened its tone, stating, "While citizens are struggling to survive day by day due to high inflation and economic recession, we cannot help but ask what the city council members were actually doing at a parliamentary training session funded by taxpayers' money."
They continued, "Parliamentary training is a public schedule operated with citizens' taxes and is not a venue for personal entertainment and misconduct," urging an investigation into the facts regarding the allegations of drinking and entertainment during the training period and a public disclosure of the results.
Regarding the allegations, the Daegu City Council clarified, "No such thing occurred."
Furthermore, addressing claims that the domestic training was pushed through only after an overseas training plan fell through, they explained, "Regardless of domestic or overseas training, this was a private commissioned training program that has been conducted every year."End of text